Come to the Olympic Day Family Festival June 28
Want to try curling, skiing, snowboarding or biathlon target shooting during the summer? How about more traditional seasonal sports like track and field events, volleyball or badminton and lacrosse? How about meeting some of our areas Olympians and Paralympians? Then you’ll want to attend the 4th annual Olympic Day Family Festival this Saturday, June 28 at […]
Continue Reading...Nevada History Made with New U.S. Olympians and Paralympians Chapter
The “Silver State” is the latest state to form a Chapter of the U.S. Olympians and Paralympians Association. The Nevada Chapter’s creation is the result of the decade-long effort of the Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition to enhance the scope of the Olympic Movement throughout the region and growing relationships with the Northern California Olympians […]
Continue Reading...USOC Tabs Four U.S. Cities for Possible 2024 Summer Bid
Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. remain from an initial field of cities under consideration to be the U.S. Candidate City for a 2024 Summer Olympic Games bid. United States Olympic Committee Chairman Larry Probst made the announcement in the days after the USOC’s Board of Directors made that determination. Dallas and San […]
Continue Reading...Silver State Track and Field on the Rise
Over 150 athletes, more than twice as many as last year’s inaugural event, participated in the Silver State Track and Field Championship at Damonte Ranch High School Saturday, June 14. Most of the competitors represented local track and field clubs, but teams also attended from Fernley, Tonopah, Las Vegas and Sacramento. “We’re excited to have […]
Continue Reading...SAVE THE DATE: Reno Tahoe International Sports Hall of Fame Inductions
Friday night, October 17 will shine in the Paradise Ballroom of the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa as the Class of 2014 will be inducted into the Reno Tahoe International Sports Hall of Fame. This will be the fourth year of inductions after the Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition (RTWGC) resurrected the Sports Hall of Fame […]
Continue Reading...Reno-Tahoe to Host Historic Curling Congress
Never before has North America hosted the World Curling Federation Congress. That will change this September 2-8 as the annual gathering of the sports board members and stakeholders will come to Reno’s Peppermill Hotel and Casino. The Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition worked with the Reno Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority to submit a bid […]
Continue Reading...Sky Tavern’s Summer of Fun for All
For decades the Junior Ski Program at Sky Tavern has been the region’s special place for kids to learn how to ski or snowboard. Now, thanks in part to a recently signed year-round lease with the City of Reno, Sky Tavern is your place for summer fun in the mountains. Last Sunday, the venue on […]
Continue Reading...2014 Olympic Day Family Festival June 28th at Mackay Stadium
The 2014 Olympic Day Family Festival will celebrate World Olympic Day on June 28th from 10am until 4pm at Mackay Stadium on the UNR Campus. This event is free to the public. Try your hand at different sports like curling, skiing, pole vaulting, high jump, judo, lacrosse and many more. Will you be inspired to […]
Continue Reading...Jon Killoran talks about recent Olympic bid developments
Jon Killoran, CEO of the Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition talks about recent Olympic bid developments with Channel 4 News Click Here to watch interview
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