Sports News and Press Releases about Outdoor Industry Events
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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...
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January 19, 2021
U.S. snowboarders out of World Cup event due to coronavirus
Kyle Mack, an Olympic silver medalist, and fellow snowboarder Lyon Farrell are out of this week’s Laax Open in Switzerland after testing positive for the coronavirus. Other unnamed U.S. snowboarders who traveled and shared accommodation with Mack and Farrell, though they have not tested positive, are also out of the...
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January 18, 2021
Here’s a Guy Skiing Down a Wave Mountain at Mavericks
Chuck Patterson is shown in this video from Powerlines Productions while riding one of the best waves of all time at Mavericks - the big-wave break in California that’s put on quite a show this winter. Adventure Journal
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January 16, 2021
Triumph and Tragedy on K2 as First Winter Ascent is Achieved
A team of Nepali climbers reached the summit of K2 during the winter for the very first time, bringing after years of struggle on the world’s second highest mountain. But the triumph was quickly diminished, as the Savage Mountain claimed the life of Spanish climber Sergi Mingote who fell while...
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January 13, 2021
Storied La Ruta Mountain Bike Race Sells Out Field for 2021 Event
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA (January 13, 2021) - Following the first cancelation in its 28-year history, organizers of the La Ruta mountain bike stage race have announced that the 2021 event, scheduled to take place November 4-6, 2021, is sold out. This marks the first sellout for La Ruta in...
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January 11, 2021
The Climbers Attempting K2 this Winter
There are four main teams attempting K2, with a total of about 60 people in basecamp. Will 2021 be the year that the prized first winter ascent of K2 is made? Climbing
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January 7, 2021
2021 Altitude OCR World Championships Announced
Lausanne, Switzerland: World Obstacle, the Fédération Internationale de Sports d’Obstacles (FISO), announced today the launch of the 2021 Altitude OCR World Championships, the World's Highest OCR, produced by E.P. Global Events and scheduled from September 12th to 21st, 2021 on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. This ultimate OCR challenge brings together the...
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January 4, 2021
Tokyo 2020 domestic sponsors agree to contract extensions for 2021
Although a poll finding that a majority of the Japanese public oppose holding the Games in 2021, organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games have announced that all 68 domestic sponsors have agreed in principle to extend their contracts for the delayed event. SportsPro
