Sports News and Press Releases about Outdoor Industry Events
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April 13, 2021
Poll finds 72 per cent of Japanese public want Tokyo 2020 cancelled or postponed
The Olympics are scheduled to start in just over 100 days but COVID-19 continues to cause disruption across the world and cases remain on the rise in Japan. A new survey has suggested Tokyo 2020 organizers are still struggling to win public support with more than 70 per cent of...
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April 11, 2021
Tokyo 2020 expected to use hotel as isolation facility during Olympics and Paralympics.
The hotel will be used to isolate any athletes suspected of having contracted COVID-19 at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Those isolated would remain quarantined for 10 days. Inside The Games
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April 6, 2021
U.S. Considering Boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics.
United States-China tension is spilling into sports: The U.S. is considering a boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The potential boycott of the Winter Games could be in concert with other countries, though it is not immediately clear which ones. Front Office Sports
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March 31, 2021
Alex Honnold Shares a Lesson in Humility with Joe Rogan After Getting Caught in a Snowstorm
Record breaking climer Alex Honnold is known far and wide as someone who doesn’t experience a basic human instinct most of us do: fear. That's what makes a recent conversation with Joe Rogan pretty amusing. The Inertia
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March 26, 2021
Former Olympic Snowboarder Julie Pomagalski Dies in Avalanche at Age 40
A guide, Bruno Cutelli, also died in the avalanche, according to the French ski federation. People
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March 24, 2021
Hiker Stabs Mountain Biker in Right-of-Way Altercation
Dake Traphagen, 69, is in custody, charged with first-degree assault and possession of a dangerous weapon, after turning himself in to authorities. GearJunkie
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March 24, 2021
Stunning drone footage offer’s bird’s eye view of annual ice marathon across world’s deepest lake
Every winter, dozens of Russians and international visitors lace up their special ice cleats and embark on a remarkable 42.2-kilometre run across Siberia's Lake Baikal. Check out the footage here. This year, 70 runners took part. While much of the route across the lake was over clear ice, blowing snow meant...
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March 23, 2021
Craziest Bear Chase Video Ever? Grizzly Pursues Skier in Romania… Again
You’re not seeing double. Two months after a bear chased a skier down the hill at Predeal in Romania, another video — this one up close and personal — shows the same thing happening again. GearJunkie
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March 22, 2021
The 2021 Barkley Marathons Had No Finishers
The course at the Barkley Marathons has won again. In the first race in almost two years there were no finishers at the ultra endurance event in Frozen Head State Park in Wartburg, Tennessee. Two participants—three-time Barkley finisher Jared Campbell and Tor des Geants finisher Luke Nelson—completed three loops of the Barkley...
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March 14, 2021
Will This Rule Prevent More Viral Photos of Everest?
This season the Nepalese government says it will require climbers and guides to get permission from its Department of Tourism before disseminating images of others on the mountain. Enforcing it won’t be easy. Outside
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March 11, 2021
‘RVs Move America Week’ Canceled
In a statement issued on Thursday, RVIA said that, after careful internal review, and discussion its board of directors, the RV Industry Association has decided to cancel ‘RVs Move America Week’ and ‘Advocacy Day’, scheduled for June 6-10, in Washington, D.C. due to ongoing COVID restrictions. RV-PRO
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March 3, 2021
Obstacle Course Racing’s Greatest Challenge: Reemerging for Battle in 2021
Obstacle course racing was the endurance-sports juggernaut of last decade. That came to a bruising halt with COVID-19. After a lost year, obstacle course racing is picking itself back up. Men’s Journal
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March 1, 2021
Many Climbers Claiming 8,000-Meter Summits Are Wrong
The Australian polar explorer and mountaineer Damien Gildea has lobbed a quiet bombshell into the mountaineering world, penning a detailed piece in the American Alpine Journal, revealing that for decades, climbers have routinely stopped short of the summit on three of the world’s highest mountains. Adventure Journal
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February 25, 2021
The Historic Ski Descent of Half Dome
Half Dome, the gentlest slope off the iconic 8,839-foot summit in Yosemite National Park, is a 45-to-60-degree granite wall. On Feb. 21, Yosemite locals Jason Torlano and Zach Milligan becamme the first people to ski the iconic feature from its summit to the Valley floor, a 4,640-foot descent. Outside
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February 22, 2021
Emerald’s New CEO Sees Digital Shift Supporting 365-Day Engagement
Hervé Sedky, the new president and CEO of Emerald Holding, sees “early signs of a comeback” with two shows, including Surf Expo Winter, delivering 365-day customer engagement with digital tools rolled out over the pandemic. SGB Media
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February 16, 2021
Almost 3/4 of the U.S. is covered with snow today
Florida, Georgia and South Carolina are only states w/o snow. Adventure Journal
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February 11, 2021
Hikers Are Missing at Already Mysterious Dyatlov Pass, a Bizarre Turn
More hikers are now missing at mysterious site of death of nine hikers 60 years ago. Eight hikers from Moscow who’d headed to the site this week to pay tribute to the dead hikers, failed to return and authorities have lost contact with them. Adventure Journal
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February 11, 2021
Tokyo Olympics President to Step Down
A week after his sexist comments about women, Yoshiro Mori is reportedly stepping down as president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee on Friday. Front Office Sports
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February 8, 2021
The Most Puckering Bike Run You’ll See This Week
Danny MacAskill is not from this earth, but a planet filled with mountain bikers who can’t touch the ground with their feet, maybe because it is lava. This is MegaSkillz descending the Dubh Slabs on the Isle of Skye. Adventure Journal
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February 5, 2021
Here’s What it Takes to Build a New Trail
That scenic path you’re hiking didn’t spring up out of nowhere. We talked to trail designers to find out what goes into creating a hike. Backpacker
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February 3, 2021
Nepal Seeks to Ban 2 Climbers It Says Faked Everest Summit
The Indian climbers submitted doctored photos appearing to show them atop the world’s tallest peak, Nepal says. Fake claims of Everest climbs have become common. The New York Times
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February 3, 2021
First Tokyo Olympics ‘playbook’ advises against chanting in venues
Singing and chanting will be discouraged as part of the International Olympic Committee’s bid to combat coronavirus and stage a successful Games in Tokyo this summer. It is one of a series of measures outlined in the first ‘playbook’, which also states that all visitors will be required to present...
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January 20, 2021
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy Won’t Recognize Your 2021 Thru-Hike for Now
With Covid cases hitting all-time highs, the nonprofit is still urging thru-hikers to stay home, and will not recognize thru-hikes after March 31, 2020 or for those who traveled through any areas that were posted closed when the hiker entered. Backpacker
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January 20, 2021
Tokyo Olympics “looks unlikely,” says London 2012 chief
Sir Keith Mills, the deputy chairman of the organising committee for the 2012 Olympic Games, is doubting whether the delayed Tokyo Olympics will take place, insisting rising coronavirus rates make it “unlikely” to happen. However, Tokyo organisers and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are adamant the Games will start in...
