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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July 30, 2024
Report: Wildfires Increasingly Disrupt Camping Plans
The first wildfire started on May 10 near the remote town of Fort Nelson in British Columbia. With dry and windy conditions, the fire quickly spread to consume over 13,050 acres in three days. By July 22, a fire started near Jasper National Park, which prompted park evacuations as well...
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July 24, 2024
Sex Beds and Secret Security: How Olympic Surfing Will Look Different From the CT
The Olympic surfing competition coming up at Teahupo’o later this week will look much different than WSL Championship Tour contests. Out with Christian iconography and coaches and surfers in the channel. In with secret service agents, freesurfing slots, tattoos and sex beds. The following is how the Olympics will differ from the...
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July 3, 2024
How to Feed the Olympics
The Olympics are all about numbers: 1500, the number of meters in a freestyle swim; 20, the maximum-possible points in rhythmic gymnastics; 3 million, the number of bananas the culinary team at Olympic Village think they’ll need over the course of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which take place over two weeks...
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June 27, 2024
Para Climbing to debut at the 2028 Paralympic Games in Los Angeles
This Wednesday, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Executive Board ratified the proposal to add Para Climbing to the LA 2028 sports programme. This is the first time a sport has been added to the Paralympic programme by an Organising Committee. It will join the 22 sports already included. Para Climbing will...
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June 21, 2024
Two of LA’s 2028 Olympics events will now be hosted over 1,300 miles away
While Los Angeles Olympics boosters have long touted a “no build” process, meaning that no new, permanent arenas will be constructed for the games, an updated venue plan released shows that Southern California is not, in fact, fully capable of hosting every event. Two sports — softball and canoe slalom —...
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June 11, 2024
Oahu Lifeguards Recorded 100 Rescues, 2,800 Preventative Actions Monday
Oahu’s lifeguards were put to the test Monday and passed with flying colors when a south swell brought solid surf to the island. According to Honolulu Emergency Medical Services, lifeguards recorded an astonishing 100 ocean rescues and 2,800 preventative actions during a high surf advisory. The Inertia
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June 10, 2024
Part of Wyoming highway collapses in landslide, blocking crucial transit route
Part of Teton Pass, a crucial highway weaving through the mountains of western Wyoming, collapsed Saturday morning in a massive landslide that severed the primary transit route between two cities in the region. Officials said they expect the road will remain closed long-term, potentially jeopardizing almost half the workforce in...
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May 27, 2024
Alex Honnold Smashes Yosemite Solo Speed Record
Alex Honnold has set a new rope-solo speed record in Yosemite that surely won’t be broken anytime soon, having climbed the 3,500-foot Salathé Wall in only 11 hours and 18 minutes. Gripped
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May 23, 2024
Terrifying Footage of Everest Cornice Accident
As Everest climbers return to a wifi connection in Base Camp, they post pictures of their summits — and of crowds, chaos, scary moments, and, unfortunately, death. IFMGA guide Vinayak Malla summited Everest at 6 am on the morning of May 21, the busiest summit day, with Elite Exped clients....
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May 15, 2024
Longboarding Could Be Included in the 2028 LA Olympics
Imagine the world’s best longboarders gliding down the point at Malibu, but instead of Malibu’s typical Sunday afternoon summertime shit-show of drop ins and board traffic, just two surfers are in the water, and they’re surfing for Olympic medals. The IOC is currently mulling over a proposal by the International Surfing...
