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October 5, 2020
Five Amputees Surprised with Life-Changing Össur Running Prosthetics as Grants from Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF)
SAN DIEGO, CA - Through a 20-year partnership, CAF and Össur have given the gift of mobility to thousands of amputees around the world. Through several surprise moments with high-profile celebrities and professional athletes, there are five new grant recipients who received Össur running prosthetics. Surprise moments included MLB’s Eric...
October 5, 2020
NYCRUNS Unveils “Run This One” Virtual Racing Platform
New York, NY — NYCRUNS — one of New York City’s largest running organizations — announced last week that it will launch a second “Subway Systems Challenge” virtual race using its Run This One platform, following the success of its original challenge. The first event, which challenged participants to run...
October 5, 2020
Two Members of Team USA Test Positive for COVID
Colorado Springs, Colo. - USA Cycling has been notified by the UCI that two people planning to travel from the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup event in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic to join the USA Cycling delegation at the UCI World Championships in Leogang, Austria tested positive for COVID-19 during...
October 5, 2020
USA Triathlon to Ride Through 2021 With Quintana Roo as Official Bike Partner
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Triathlon today announced it has renewed its bike partnership with Quintana Roo, the only company in the world entirely devoted to triathlon bikes, through 2021. An official partner of USA Triathlon since 2013, Quintana Roo will continue to support USA Triathlon’s high-performance programming and elite...
October 5, 2020
Track, Calories and Stair Climbing Challenges added to sodisp
In our mission to provide the most complete Virtual Challenge Platform we have released three new challenge types at sodisp.com: Track Challenge: A Track Challenge allows you to upload the gpx file of an actual course and each participant should run exactly that track in order to qualify. This allows you...
October 5, 2020
20/21 ROUVY CAREER YEAR – A Season With Italian Fleur and Up to $20,000 in prizes
October 5th, 2020 - October 1st, every year is when ROUVY starts over the Career Season. The 20/21 season is the 5th edition since the official introduction of the feature on the ROUVY platform. Additionally to Augmented Routes, Official Races, Workouts library and Challenges, CAREER is one of the top 5 features...
October 5, 2020
Dr. Tekemia Dorsey, CEO of International Association of Black Triathletes, Receives U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s Rings of Gold Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Triathlon and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee today announced that Dr. Tekemia Dorsey, Founder and CEO of the International Association of Black Triathletes, is the recipient of the USOPC’s 2020 Rings of Gold Award. The Rings of Gold Awards, presented annually since 1996, recognize...
October 5, 2020
USABA Named Winner of 2020 Robert Wood Johnson Sports Award
COLORADO SPRINGS – The United States Association of Blind Athletes has been selected as one of five 2020 winners of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Sports Award, from a pool of 270 applicants. The winners receive a $25,000 cash award and were honored at a virtual ceremony on October 4...
October 5, 2020
Live Event Photography – powered by Space
A UK space company has launched a service to deliver real time events photography for the first time – removing the unnecessary waiting time for images after a sporting event. A £900,000 investment from the UK Space Agency in partnership with the European Space Agency will support developers at AWOL,...
October 5, 2020
2021 Houston Marathon Weekend of Events to be Held Virtually
Houston (Oct. 5, 2020) – In response to the ongoing public health concerns brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Houston Marathon Committee (HMC) announced today that the 49th annual Chevron Houston Marathon and 20th annual Aramco Houston Half Marathon will be held as part of the 2021 Virtual Houston...