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December 7, 2021
Lack of spectators at Tokyo 2020 set to save organisers more than $1 billion
The total cost of staging the Games, which were postponed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was ¥150 billion (£1 billion/$1.3 billion/1.2 billion) less than budgeted as the lack of fans meant labour costs and other expenditure was not as big as expected, Japanese agency Kyodo News reported. Cost reductions...
December 7, 2021
Stars Including Sir Alex Ferguson, Christen Press Come Out To Mark World Aids Day At Grassroot Soccer Charity Gala
NEW YORK, December 7, 2021 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - To mark today’s World AIDS Day, celebrities, footballers, and leaders in business and media came together on Tuesday to support a fundraising gala evening for international football/soccer charity Grassroot Soccer (@GrassrootSoccer) at Ziegfeld Ballroom in Manhattan. The international charity has used soccer/football...
December 6, 2021
US confirms diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics over “genocide” in Xinjiang
United States Government officials will not be attending Beijing 2022 in response to China's record on human rights, as the White House finally confirmed that it will employ a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics. The move will mean that no senior US politicians will attend Beijing 2022, but athletes...
December 6, 2021
Bellevue, Washington Becomes Newest Host City for Rock ‘N’ Roll Running Series
BELLEVUE, Wash. / TAMPA, Fla. (December 6, 2021) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Rock ‘n’ Roll® Running Series announced today that Bellevue, Washington has become the new host venue for the St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll® Running Series Washington in 2022. The event is scheduled to take place on September 3 - 4, 2022 and will include a half marathon, 5K distance...
December 6, 2021
Power Couple Crowned: Ryan Atkins, Lindsay Webster Win 2021 Spartan World Championship in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (December 6, 2021)/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Canadian power couple Ryan Atkins and Lindsay Webster have proven themselves to be the fastest — and toughest — obstacle course racers alive, taking home the elite Beast titles at the 2021 Spartan World Championship in Abu Dhabi. Spartan, the world’s...
December 6, 2021
“La Vuelta Virtual Grand 10” – Christmas Community Edition of the Spanish Grand Tour on ROUVY
December 6th, 2021/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - With the indoor cycling season now in full swing, riders of all abilities can race in the exact famous locations as the pros from the World Tour Teams! 1:1 ROUVY’s immersive augmented reality lets one ride in Spain’s most beautiful and iconic places. Currently, there...
December 6, 2021
Girls Gone Gravel and Feisty Media launch the Gone Graveling Festival, the first Women’s Gravel Festival in Bentonville, AR
Victoria, B.C. - December 6, 2021 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Girls Gone Gravel and Feisty Media are proud to announce the first of its kind women’s gravel festival, the Gone Graveling Festival. The event will take place April 28 - May 1, 2022, in Bentonville, Arkansas, and is open to any...
December 5, 2021
The Alamo City Welcomes The Return of Running’s Biggest Fiesta with The 2021 Humana Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Dec. 5, 2021) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series closed out its 2021 calendar year with the return of the Humana Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series San Antonio event. San Antonio hosted running’s biggest fiesta in a city full of pride, vibrance and over 300...
December 3, 2021
USA Cycling Hosted Fourth Inclusion Conversation Virtually On December 2, 2021
(COLORADO SPRINGS, CO) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - USA Cycling will host the fourth installment of the virtual Inclusion Conversation Series on Thursday, December 2, from 10:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. MDT. This month’s conversation is actually a training, entitled Implicit Bias Training, and will be facilitated by Ashland Johnson from The...
December 3, 2021
Ride with Team DPF For the Inaugural El Tour de Zona
Arizona — Enjoy an epic, scenic three-day ride while raising funds to support people with Parkinson’s. Team DPF, the fundraising arm of the Davis Phinney Foundation, is inviting all cyclists to ride along with the team for fun, camaraderie and the opportunity to truly make a difference in people’s lives....
