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USA Triathlon confirm cancellation of 2020 Legacy Triathlon and open water event

  • Triathlon

USA Triathlon has announced the 2020 Legacy Triathlon, Open Water Swim Competition and Long Beach PATCO

a revived celebration of multisport and the Olympic and Paralympic Movements," said Brian D’Amico, USA

or open water swim competition have the option to defer the value of their registration to a future USA

event in 2021 or 2022.These include the Legacy Triathlon or Open Water Swim Competition, as well as the USA

Triathlon Age Group National Championships pending qualification.The USA Duathlon National Championships

or USA Triathlon Collegiate Club National Championships could also be an option, depending on athletes


USA Boxing elite high-performance team return to training after enforced break

  • Boxing

Members of USA Boxing's elite high-performance team has returned to training for the first time since

USA Boxing said the athletes would take part in a training camp at the Hotel Eleganté in Colorado Springs

to take place in 2021".Virginia Fuchs is among the participants at the first training camp held by USA


Six women file lawsuits against USA Swimming over sexual abuse from former coaches

  • Swimming

Six women have filed lawsuits alleging that USA Swimming failed to protect them from sexual abuse from

which has extended the statute of limitations over past sexual abuse.The lawsuits have claimed that USA

team director Uchiyama and coach King are all banned for life from Olympic sports.The trio appear on USA

survivors of sexual abuse say the culture that allowed them to be abused "continues to exist within USA

Swimming executive.Uchiyama's ban was not publicised until 2010.USA Swimming has issued a statement

USA Swimming's Safe Sport programme continues to work with prominent health and education experts to



Stockwell aims at "making a small difference" in ride across Colorado for COVID-19 relief

  • Triathlon News

Nine elite American triathletes, including the US Paratriathlon resident team, will cycle the length of the state of Colorado to raise awareness and donations for COVID-19 relief.

Some of the nation's top athletes will be joined by USA Triathlon chief executive Rocky Harris for a

now take place in July and August of 2021.Proceeds will be divided equally between two causes – the USA

Relief Fund and the Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado.Nine U.S. elite triathletes and USA

Story ➡️ https://t.co/PTjBVln969 pic.twitter.com/wR2gTHVZdX— USA Triathlon (@usatriathlon) June 8, 2020Others

pic.twitter.com/AkJWZZytDy— USA Triathlon Foundation (@USATFoundation) June 8, 2020"We look forward to


Hirshland announces plans for "athlete-led group" to challenge USOPC rules

  • Olympics

United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) chief executive Sarah Hirshland has announced the organisation will create an "athlete-led group" which will challenge the organisation's rules, including athletes' right to protest.

All Team USA athletes who are interested in participating are welcome."Today is just a start."

All Team USA athletes who are interested in participating are welcome. pic.twitter.com/uBnUV3WvEL— Sarah



Hill accuses Skate Canada of hypocrisy over anti-racism statement

  • Figure Skating

Ice dancer Asher Hill has accused Skate Canada of hypocrisy regarding the governing body's statement on racial equality as protests take place across the world. 

 She was later "able to express my grievances" in a telephone conversation with Hirshland and USA



USOPC chief apologises to Berry for "not understanding" impact of podium protest sanction

  • PASO

American hammer thrower Gwen Berry has said United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) chief executive Sarah Hirshland has apologised for "not understanding the impact her decisions had on me" after she was placed on probation for a podium protest at Lima 2019.

Berry said she was "able to express my grievances" in a telephone conversation with Hirshland and USA


Refugee children to participate in virtual taekwondo tournament

  • Taekwondo

Refugee children and World Taekwondo (WT) Cares Programme students will take part in the Global Common Society (GCS) Virtual International Taekwondo Championships.

 Organised by the GCS International Portland USA Chapter and the US World Class Taekwondo Association

Selma Li, GCS Portland USA Chapter President, for organising this first COVID-19 Virtual Taekwondo Championships


IOC "fully respects" athlete statements as USOPC pledges to hold forum amid protests

  • Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) says it "fully respects" statements made by athletes concerning the ongoing protests in the United States following the death of George Floyd, while the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) says it will hold an athlete forum to foster change.

a forum for athletes to understand how they can make a difference.pic.twitter.com/qMd8HffN12— Team USA

(@TeamUSA) June 2, 2020"Team USA is much more than a group of athletes, they are fellow citizens, members

First we are creating a forum for Team USA athletes to discuss their feeling and experiences with their

Team USA stands in solidarity with all who are committed to be forces for good."


Prominent USOPC critic Hogshead-Makar appointed to USA Badminton Board

  • Badminton

Olympic swimming gold medallist and civil rights lawyer Nancy Hogshead-Makar has been appointed to the USA

liaison.The appointment of the 58-year-old comes after the USOPC recently dropped its threat to decertify USA

Badminton as the governing body for the sport in the country.It will also allow her to be involved in USA

 "USA Badminton has ambitious short and long-term goals, and I'm excited about the possibilities

changes to the 1978 Ted Stevens Sports Act," Hogshead-Makar added.In 2019, the USOPC moved to strip USA



USA Nordic appoints Matura as head coach of women's Nordic combined team

  • Nordic Combined

Former Czech athlete Tomas Matura has been appointed head coach of the United States women's Nordic combined team prior to their first World Cup season.

Matura has been chosen by USA Nordic to lead the squad during the historic inaugural International Ski

I’m so happy and excited that USA Nordic has given me this opportunity," Matura, who worked with the