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Colorado Springs named as USA Weightlifting National Championships host for first time

  • Weightlifting

Colorado Springs is due to host the 2023 USA Weightlifting National Championships for the first time

The municipality, nicknamed Olympic City USA as it is home to the United States Olympic Training Center

, was announced as just the second Coloradan city to stage a USA Weightlifting national event following

are thrilled to finally welcome the country’s strongest athletes to our backyard," said Pedro Meloni, USA

The USA Weightlifting National Championships Week is an incredible event to have in Olympic City USA,

has a capacity of 3,400 and a total area of 120,000 square feet.Officially designated Olympic City USA


Colorado Springs awarded 2023 World Jump Rope Championships

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The International Jump Rope Union (IJRU) has named Colorado Springs host of the 2023 World Jump Rope Championships.

Championships, and to have the opportunity to welcome athletes from around the world to Olympic City USA


WKF postpones Karate 1-Premier League leg in Los Angeles

  • Karate

The last Karate 1-Premier League event of the season has been postponed, with the World Karate Federation (WKF) blaming "unforeseen circumstances" including issues obtaining the necessary permits.

unexpected sequence of requirements that ranged from bureaucratic and legal permits and formalities in the USA



Exclusive: USOPC to hold call with athletes after plans revealed to decertify USA Skateboarding

  • Skateboarding

United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) after it was decided to decertify the crisis-torn USA

confusion and even panic and for that, we apologize," an email sent by USOPC athlete services to "Team USA

After ongoing efforts to work with USA Skateboarding to address many areas of concern, including the

recent audit findings, it became clear that, as national governing body, USA Skateboarding was not meeting

We understand there are staffing changes ongoing at USA Skateboarding currently, and we will continue

Gymnastics in 2018 and USA Badminton in 2019.In both cases, the NGBs reached agreements with the USOPC


Philip Barker: What a lovely week at the cricket

  • Inside the Blogs

This week’s announcement that Australian cricket captain Meg Lanning is to take an indefinite break from cricket for personal reasons will have brought knowing glances from all those who attended the inaugural T20 tournament at the Commonwealth Games.

The tie up between USA Cricket and the Caribbean nations seems likely to eventually secure a spot at

the Pan American Games, a declared aim of USA Cricket’s Foundational Plan over the next decade.Youngsters




Exclusive: World Skate throws support behind Ream even after financial allegations

  • Skateboarding

There are no plans to remove Gary Ream as chair of the World Skate Skateboarding Technical Commission, despite him being forced to stand down from his position in the United States following allegations which included financial impropriety.

World Skate has thrown its support behind Ream as the turmoil at USA Skateboarding (USAS) continued with

Ream of resigning from the USA Skateboarding Board," a spokesperson for World Skate told insidethegames

insidethegames has asked USA Skateboarding and the USOPC for comment.


US go undefeated to win WBSC Under-12 Baseball World Cup

  • Baseball and Softball

The United States won the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Under-12 Baseball World Cup, blasting past Venezuela 10-2 in the final in Tainan.

USA @TeamBeisbolVe @USABaseball12U #U12WorldCup #Tainan pic.twitter.com/Ji7PmiWrsk— WBSC #U12WorldCup



Former USA Triathlon chief executive Harris named chief of sport and athlete services for USOPC

  • PASO

Rocky Harris has been announced as the new chief of sport and athlete services for the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC).

governing body (NGB) services, sport operations and collegiate partnerships.Harris joins the USOPC from USA

This is an exciting time for Team USA."

Paralympic movements, collegiate athletics and professional sports, and my passion for helping Team USA

is as passionate, dedicated and proficient as any in the world - and our NGB partners to ensure Team USA

I have immense respect for Rocky and I'm thrilled that the entirety of Team USA will be able to benefit


USA Nordic Sport announces Provost as new chief executive

  • Nordic Combined

strategic, and commercial roles within sports organisations, has been named the chief executive of USA

American Football (IFAF) and held served as vice-president of strategy, revenue and partnerships at USA

 In his role with USA Football, Provost was instrumental in helping standardise coaches’ education

We are thrilled to have someone of Adam’s caliber to lead USA Nordic as we enter our next chapter," USANS


Exclusive: USA Skateboarding appoints new chair to replace Ream

  • Skateboarding

USA Skateboarding (USAS) has confirmed the appointment of Don Bostick as its new chair following the

Skateboard Association President and was involved in the formation of World Cup Skateboarding.An audit of USA

Skateboarding by the USOPC found it was deficient in 28 of the 48 areas investigated ©USA SkateboardingBostick

travelled.Nicole Hause has been appointed by the USOPC to represent the interests of the athletes at USA