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AdvoCare Invitational Returns to Disney, Tickets On Sale Now
Tickets for the 2016 AdvoCare Invitational, a premier men’s college basketball tournament are officially on sale now. The AdvoCare Invitational begins Thursday, Nov. 24 and continues through Sunday, Nov. 27, from HP Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort. This year, the field features three teams that advanced […]
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Young at Heart: Nearly 90-Year-Old Anaheim Woman Among Oldest Runners Ever at Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend
Anaheim runner Ellen Lem, who turns 90 in a few weeks, is one of the oldest runners ever registered for the upcoming Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend presented by Cigna. Lem, 89, is running in the 5K along with her two daughters. Growing up in Asia during World War II, Lem and her family had to […]
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Double-Amputee American War Hero and 89-Year-Old Anaheim Runner among Top Storylines at 11th Annual Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend
More than 32,400 runners will line up for races during the 11th annual Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend presented by Cigna, including more than 16,000 from California. Many runners are participating in more than one event, including more than 6,000 doubling their running fun during the 10K on Saturday and the half marathon Sunday in the […]
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Disney-Based Sprinter LaShawn Merritt Earns Gold in 4×400-meter Relay, Bronze in 400-meter at Rio Games
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — US Olympic Team sprinter LaShawn Merritt, who prepared for the Rio 2016 Games at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, will return home with two more medals after being a part of the 4×400-meter relay team that reclaimed the gold medal and earning bronze in the 400-meter race. After being […]
Brooks Johnson, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Professional Sports
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Team USA Defeats Canada 2-0 to Win CONCACAF U-15 Girls’ Championships
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – In its first-ever CONCACAF U-15 Girls’ Championships appearance, Team USA beat Canada 2-0 to win the tournament at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort. In its championship-winning effort, Team USA also shut out all six of its previous opponents before facing Canada, who were the […]
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International Olympic Hopefuls Who Trained at Disney Begin Rio Competition
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Aug. 8, 2016) — This past spring, several world-class sprinters from the United States, Jamaica, Belgium and Great Britain trained at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort alongside the very competitors they are now set to face at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Two-time […]
Brooks Johnson, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Professional Sports, Uncategorized
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Disney-Based Sprinter LaShawn Merritt Begins Rio 2016 Experience Friday
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Aug. 8, 2016) – US Olympic Team sprinter LaShawn Merritt, who prepared for the Rio 2016 Games at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, will begin competition on Friday when he participates in the first round of the men’s 400-meter qualifiers. Merritt, who regularly trains at Disney with other world-class sprinters […]
Brooks Johnson, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Professional Sports
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US Olympic Sprinter LaShawn Merritt Prepares For 2016 Rio Olympics at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney
US Olympic Team sprinter LaShawn Merritt is training at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort for the Rio Olympic Games in August. Merritt, who trains at Disney with other world-class sprinters under former US Olympic track coach Brooks Johnson, recently qualified for this year’s Olympic team in the 200-meter and […]
Brooks Johnson, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Professional Sports
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Disneyland Paris Half Marathon Weekend Medals Revealed
With the inaugural Disneyland Paris Half Marathon Weekend just a few weeks away, runDisney is giving runners their first look at the medals for the race, Sept. 23-25, at Disneyland Paris. And like all runDisney races, the hardware earned in Paris will come with lots of bling, which is fitting given this is runDisney’s first […]
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Former Chicago Bulls star Ron Harper Watches Son Play in AAU National Championships
Former Chicago Bulls basketball player and Detroit Pistons assistant coach, Ron Harper, watched his son Ron Harper Jr., participate in the AAU National Championships tournament on Friday. Harper Jr. competed in the 11th grade gold championship division for the Ring City Elite, a highly competitive club basketball team in the New York tri-state area. Harper Jr. […]
AAU Basketball Championships, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Uncategorized, Youth Sports