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ARTICLE Sep 01, 2025

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The IRONMAN Triathlon is a branded event that includes a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and a marathon 26.2-mile run completed in that order, for a total of 140.6 miles. Since its first event ...
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Destinations with Science-Based Attractions Could See Astronomical Impact

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Get Your BID On: NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships
ARTICLE Aug 28, 2025

Get Your BID On: NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships

The NAIA is looking for a host for its 2027 and 2028 Indoor Track & Field National Championships, and they’re inviting interested destinations to get their BID on. The event hosts 100 men’s and 100 wo...
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Need Details on the New NFHS Flag Football Rules? Here They Are

In what was perhaps the most eagerly awaited youth sports development of the summer, the inaugural set of the National Federation of State High School Associations Flag Football Rules have been publis...
Want to host an elite multisport event? Here’s your chance. World Triathlon has reopened the bidding process for the 2027 World Triathlon Championship Finals, its flagship annual event. This event will crown world champions across elite, U23, junior, para, and age-group categories, including mixed relay events. Everything you need is right here.
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Get Your BID On: 2027 World Triathlon Championship Finals

Want to host an elite multisport event? Here’s your chance. World Triathlon has reopened the bidding process for the 2027 World Triathlon Championship Finals, its flagship annual event. This event wil...
SDM Champions
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Coming Soon: SDM’s 2025 Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism Awards

We already know that sports tourism is a $114 billion-plus industry and everyone reading this has helped build that number. Don’t you want some recognition for your part in it? SDM is gearing up for i...
Two Destinations, Two Approaches to Funding
ARTICLE Mar 13, 2025

Four Different Approaches to Funding Sports Facilities

The difference between the sports facility that welcomes sports events and the one that languishes on the drawing board is all too often a matter of funding. Recently, four destinations made news with...
Delaware Esports League
ARTICLE Jan 30, 2025

Delaware Launches Educational Esports Program for Grades K-12

Delaware, the second-smallest state in the USA, kicked off 2025 by pressing “play” on a groundbreaking esports initiative for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. The program aims to foster...
Introducing our 2024 Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism
ARTICLE Oct 29, 2024

Introducing SDM's 2024 Champions of Economic Impact

This year’s honorees in SDM’s awards program, Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism, brought an astounding $1,885,077,600 to their local economies. From mainstream sports with thousands of at...
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ARTICLE Oct 10, 2024

National Parks Set New Economic Impact Record in 2023

Who’s bringing in visitors by the score and economic impact to boot? Well, that would be national parks. Those parks had a record high $55.6 billion benefit to the U.S. economy and supported 415,400 j...

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Article Sep 01, 2025

The IRONMAN Triathlon is a branded event that includes a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and a marathon 26.2-mile run completed in that order, ...

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Need Details on the New NFHS Flag Football Rules? Here They Are
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Want to host an elite multisport event? Here’s your chance. World Triathlon has reopened the bidding process for the 2027 World Triathlon Championship Finals, its flagship annual event. This event will crown world champions across elite, U23, junior, para, and age-group categories, including mixed relay events. Everything you need is right here.
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