Sports News and Press Releases about Outdoor Industry Events
Want to stay up to date on the latest press releases and news about outdoor sports races and events including mountain biking, trail running, climbing, skiing and more? Scroll below to view all outdoor sports event news.
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June 10, 2021
Tough Mudder Partners with KOOSH for a Unique and Muddy Kids Experience
BOSTON, Mass. (June 10, 2021) - Tough Mudder, the global experiential fitness entertainment brand announces that the Original KOOSH, the iconic Hasbro brand licensed to Playmonster will become the presenting sponsor of Tough Mudder Kids. Tough Mudder Kids presented by KOOSH will kick-off on July 10th and run through the...
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June 9, 2021
U.S. Goalball Teams Announced For Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
FORT WAYNE, INDIANA (June 9, 2021) – The United States Association of Blind Athletes has revealed the 12 athletes selected to represent Team USA at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in the sport of goalball. The announcement was made Wednesday at Turnstone Center, an official U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training...
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June 8, 2021
Fjällräven Marks World Oceans Day With Kånken Art Launch to Raise Funds for Ocean Plastic Reduction
LOUISVILLE, Colo. (June 8, 2021) — More than 850 million tons. Enough to fill 425 million garbage trucks. This is the amount of plastic waste projected to be found in our oceans by 2050, according to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the World Economic Forum. Today, on World Oceans Day,...
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June 8, 2021
Hyland’s Powered Announces Official Sponsorship of Belgian Waffle Ride Series
LOS ANGELES – June 8, 2021 –Hyland’s, a century-old leader in products to support a healthy, active lifestyle, today announced their official sponsorship of the Belgian WaffleRide (BWR) series. Produced by Monuments of Cycling, the BWR series is modeled after the extremely grueling European one-day Spring Classics. The four events in the...
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June 3, 2021
Outdoor Research Donates Award-Winning Face Masks to The Big Gear Show
PARK CITY, UT (June 3, 2021) – The Big Gear Show, the outdoor industry’s only business to business event held entirely outdoors, is proud to partner with Outdoor Research to offer the brand’s award winning Face Mask Kit to every show attendee. At the start of the pandemic, Outdoor Research...
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June 3, 2021
China bans ultramarathons and off-road races after 21 die in Gansu tragedy
China has issued a ban on all ultramarathons and off-road running races following the recent tragedy at the Huanghe Shilin Mountain Marathon at which 21 runners died on May 22. The General Administration of Sport of China has declared a range of running disciplines as insufficiently regulated and lacking well-defined...
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June 3, 2021
TransRockies Race Series Adds 4iiii as a Sponsor for TransRockies Gravel Royale
Calgary, A.B. (June 3, 2021)— TransRockies Race Series, a global leader in adventure stage races, today announces 4iiii, maker of durable and affordable powermeters, as the newest sponsor for TransRockies’ latest stage race - Gravel Royale, taking place August 23 -26 in British Columbia. “It's great to be working with...
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June 3, 2021
Leading Meal Kit Company Signs on as Title Sponsor for the Futures Division of the 15K Championships at the 2021 OCRWC
New York, NY June 3, 2021 – Obstacle Course Racing World Championships (OCRWC), the only independent global championships for the sport of Obstacle Course Racing, in partnership with HelloFresh, the world’s leading meal kit company, announced that all registration fees for the 13-17 age group of the 15K Obstacle Course Racing World Championships will...
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June 2, 2021
Fastest Female Climber, Oldest American Return Safely from Everest’s Summit
Tsang Yin-hung, 45, of Hong Kong, set the record for the fastest climb from basecamp to summit by a woman—25 hours, 50 minutes. And Arthur Muir, at 75, became the oldest American to successfully scale the world’s highest peak. Adventure Journal
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June 2, 2021
National Trails Day® Takes Place on Saturday
Silver Spring, MD – This Saturday—June 5—people from sea to shining sea will celebrate American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day®. Millions of people have found physical, mental, and emotional restoration on hometown trails during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tens of thousands will return the favor by caring for America’s magnificent trail...
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June 2, 2021
Kokatat ambassador Jeff Allen to set off “In the Wake of Gino Watkins”
ARCATA, CA – In early June, Kokatat ambassador Jeff Allen will set sail for East Greenland from Falmouth, England, on the coast of Cornwall, following the course of Gino Watkins’ 1932 expedition. Watkins was a rising and acclaimed polar explorer who didn’t return from a seal hunting trip in Tuttlik...
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June 1, 2021
Vasque Launches #EverydayOutsiders Campaign to Support Change-Makers Committed to Outdoor Equity
Red Wing, MN – June 1st, 2021 - Vasque Footwear, a family-owned company with more than 55 years of experience in the outdoor footwear sector, is pleased to kick off a brand new, community engagement program forged to make a difference in outdoor recreation, and the ways we all get...
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May 31, 2021
Everything You Need to Get Started Overlanding
Want to go on a vehicle-based adventure this summer? Here’s where to head, what vehicle to take, and how to stay safe and comfortable while you’re out there. Outside
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May 31, 2021
Evidence of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test may be required for Tokyo 2020 spectators
Domestic spectators could only be permitted to attend events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games if they provide either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test, it has been claimed. To date, over 3.2 million people have been fully vaccinated, roughly 2.6 per cent of the country’s...
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May 27, 2021
Giant Bicycles, Liv Cycling and PeopleForBikes’ Ride Spot Present the World Bicycle Day Challenge
Boulder, CO and Newbury Park, CA (May 27, 2021)— Giant Bicycles and Liv Cycling are partnering with PeopleForBikes and Ride Spot to present the World Bicycle Day Challenge — a 10-day campaign inspiring people to get out and ride. World Bicycle Day is Thursday, June 3, 2021. World Bicycle Day...
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May 27, 2021
#HikeUnited21 Sets it Sights on Nationwide Hike Participation
San Francisco, CA - May 27, 2021- In collaboration, Outdoor Advocacy Project, Women Who Hike, In Solidarity Project and Latino Outdoors announced the #HikeUnited21 event, slated for August 2021. Hike United is a way to get people out on the trails. No specific trail. No specific distance. The goal is to...
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May 26, 2021
A Controversial Climbing Season on Mt. Everest Nears its End
As the final summit bids wrap up and the seasonal monsoons arrive, Nepal is left to face an uncertain future as COVID-19 cases, and causalities are on the rise. And with all international flights canceled, many foreign visitors are left wondering how they’ll get home. Adventure Blog
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May 26, 2021
Chaco Hits the Road with Fit for Adventure Tour
ROCKFORD, Mich. (May 26, 2021) – Chaco Footwear, the iconic outdoor lifestyle brand, is launching a national tour featuring a mobile factory bus and a Chillos Mobile Pop-Up. Consumers around the country will have the chance to meet the ReChaco Roving Repairs Bus- a vintage school bus turned mobile factory. Visitors will be able to drop...
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May 25, 2021
Pure Gravel Debuts Pre-Ride Show at Unbound Kansas
Carlsbad, CA– Pure Gravel, a lifestyle brand focused on Gravel Cycling, is producing an entertaining Pre-Ride Show debuting at Unbound Gravel June 3-4 in Emporia Kansas. The presenting broadcast sponsor is FSA - Full Speed Ahead. The Pre-Ride Show will be filming in Emporia, Kansas June 3–5, 2021 at the...
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May 20, 2021
Woman-Dominated Team 2nd Place Overall in America’s Toughest Race
Bend, Oregon (May 20, 2021) — Chelsey Magness is well acquainted with Adventure Racing podiums as a founding member of Team Bend Racing, the top-rated US team in international competition. But her latest podium may be her proudest moment: Her woman-dominated (3-1) Team Journey/Bend Racing (TJBR) placed 2nd overall at...
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May 19, 2021
NYC-based Tour Operator, Outerthere, Announces First Annual WKND Campout in New Paltz, NY
NEW YORK, NY, May 19, 2021 – Outerthere, a NYC-based tour company that caters to locals of the New York metro-area by providing outdoor activities, has announced the dates of its first annual WKND Campout, to take place at the Unison Arts Center Sculpture Garden the first weekend in June....
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May 19, 2021
Honey Stinger Helps Fuel Spartan Race Athletes
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (May 19, 2021) —Honey Stinger, the sports nutrition brand, has partnered with Spartan, the world’s leading endurance sports and wellness brand, becoming the official “on-Course Energy Partner” of the 2021 and 2022 Spartan US event seasons. “Spartan athletes are training and racing harder than ever before – and they...
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May 18, 2021
Leading Brands go Big at The Big Gear Show
PARK CITY, UT (5/18/21) –The Big Gear Show has become the go-to outdoor industry event for summer 2021 as it heads into the final push toward its inaugural invite-only edition, held August 3-5 in Park City, Utah. Some of the most recognizable brands in the camping, climbing, cycling, and paddlesports industries...
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May 15, 2021
Petition to cancel Tokyo 2020 Olympics submitted with 350,000 signatures
The submission of the petition comes amid rising COVID-19 cases in Japan, while concerns over the fate of the Games have grown due to Japan's low vaccination rate, the spread of new variants and the state of emergency in place in Tokyo and other prefectures. Inside The Games
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May 15, 2021
A COVID Outbreak Is Plaguing Climbers on Everest
The COVID outbreak at Everest Base Camp continues to cause chaos on the world’s highest peak. At least two expeditions have packed up their tents and abandoned their climbs, and China officially canceled the season on the Tibetan side of the mountain. Outside