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United States officially confirm they will bid for Rugby World Cup

  • Rugby Sevens

The United States has formally announced that it is going to bid for the Rugby World Cup, which could potentially help expand the footprint of the sport into a lucrative new market.

According to USA Rugby, they have been accepted as a candidate to officially bid for the men’s event

also bidding for events, with Australia currently favourites to host the men’s competition in 2027.USA

Study that began in August 2020 and World Rugby Dialogue Phase.The feasibility group, in tandem with USA

host cities, player welfare, rugby development, legacy and more.Ross Young, the chief executive of USA

We look forward to sharing results with the USA Rugby community and begin this journey towards rugby’


US name strong goalball squads for Tokyo 2020

  • Goalball News

A total of nine of the 12 athletes who helped the United States win the men's silver and women's Paralympic Games bronze medals in goalball at Rio 2016 are set to return for Tokyo 2020.

Paralympic Training Site in Fort Wayne in Indiana, and home to the Goalball Center of Excellence and the USA

After the USA Men’s Goalball Team's performance and victory at the Trakai Games, I’m fully confident


ICC expected to lean on cricket's popularity in South Asia in any Olympic bid

  • Los Angeles 2028

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is expected to emphasise cricket's potential to increase Olympic audiences in the Indian subcontinent, if it returns to the programme in time for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. 

 USA Cricket has made Olympic inclusion of part of its long-term strategy and has described the

there really are exciting times and opportunities ahead for players and fans of the sport here in the USA



USATF underlines support for athletes’ right to "advocate for positive social change"

  • Athletics

Max Siegel, chief executive of USA Track and Field (USATF), has stressed that the organisation "wholeheartedly

Diversity and inclusion is woven into the fabric and the DNA of USA Track and Field."

said it would not sanction athletes for demonstrating at the Olympics and Paralympics, after the Team USA

called for the end of the prohibition of peaceful demonstrations by team members at the Games.The Team USA

inclusion.Max Siegel and Renee Washington, respective chief executive and chief operating officer of USA



Japanese pair take gold at Street Skateboarding World Championships

  • Skateboarding

Japan’s Yuto Horigome and Aori Nishimura qualified for the re-arranged Olympic Games in Tokyo next month in style by winning the respective men's and women's titles at the Street Skateboarding World Championships in Rome.

@worldskatesb #usaskateboarding #olympicskateboarding pic.twitter.com/SKGIMF3aMo— USA Skateboarding


North Carolina launch logo as campaign for 2027 Summer World University Games hots up

  • Chungcheong 2027

North Carolina has launched a logo for its campaign to host the 2027 Summer World University Games.

Raleigh-Durham metropolitan area.Two versions of the new logo have been approved: one that features “NC USA

” representing North Carolina and the US, and another with “TRIANGLE NC USA” which more specifically


Olympic champion McNeal handed five-year ban but can compete in trials while appeal heard

  • Athletics

Reigning Olympic women’s 100 metres hurdles champion Brianna McNeal has been handed a five-year ban, but will be able to compete at the US Olympic trials with her case subject to appeal.

The Disciplinary Tribunal (DT) has sanctioned Brianna McNeal (USA) for five years, starting 15 August

provisional relief and temporarily stayed the DT decision to allow her to compete until the end of the USA




United States win opener at WBSC Americas Olympic qualifier for Tokyo 2020

  • Baseball and Softball

The United States began their campaign to secure a spot in the men's baseball tournament at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with a thumping victory over Nicaragua at the Americas qualifier in Florida.

USA 3-1 NCA??#RoadToTokyo #Tokyo2020 @USABaseball pic.twitter.com/Jp9BIXbbLx— WBSC ⚾?



Fans set to attend US Olympic trials following change in COVID-19 advice

  • Athletics

Organisers of next month's United States Olympic athletics trials in Eugene are to create "vaccinated" and "non-vaccinated" areas of the stands at Hayward Field after being given permission to have fans in attendance following a change in local health advice.

TrackTown USA, the Organising Committee for the event, confirmed it would allow spectators to attend,

Announcement ➡️ https://t.co/GbUbUMiyeD pic.twitter.com/3XgcASLLQ3— TrackTown USA (@GoTrackTownUSA)


She qualified fair and square, but here is why Laurel Hubbard should not compete at Tokyo 2020

  • The Big Read

The deadline for weightlifters to qualify for the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is tomorrow (May 31) and there is no doubt about who, among the qualifiers, wins the gold medal for attracting publicity.

puberty is an insurmountable advantage.In reviewing the results from the under-11 competition at the 2019 USA

together, gender would not have been an accurate tool for predicting who would win.Contrast that with the USA

She would have placed last among the men at the USA National Championships that year in the 73kg class