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Sports ETA names Russ Yurk as Special Projects Coordinator

CINCINNATI (February 2, 2021) – Sports Events & Tourism Association (Sports ETA) has appointed Russ Yurk as Special Projects Coordinator. He will oversee events rights holder relationships on behalf of the organization to increase connectivity with the Sports ETA membership.

He is a sport industry professional with more than 27 years of experience in event management and project development on the international, intercollegiate, national and state levels. Most notably, he has worked with the National Collegiate Athletic Association, 2017 World Rowing Championships, USA Baseball and 2021 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U18 Baseball World Cup, among others. This past year, he managed the site selection process for the NCAA Championships program.

Yurk will continue his sports industry consultancy with 129 Sports as well.

“Russ will be a valuable member of our Sports ETA team in helping us strategically increase connections between events rights holders and our membership,” said Al Kidd, President & CEO of the Sports Events & Tourism Association. “Russ will offer valuable relationships with right holders around the country.”

“As the leading association for the sports events and tourism industry, I look forward to working closely with the membership to connect them to sports events rights holders,” said Yurk.

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About Sports ETA

As the only trade association for the sports events and tourism industry, Sports ETA is the most trusted resource for sports commissions, destination marketing organizations (DMOs), and sports event owners. Sports ETA is committed to the success of more than 850 member organizations and 2,400 sports event professionals. Our promise is to deliver quality education, ample networking opportunities and exceptional event management and marketing know-how to our members - sports destinations, sports event owners, and suppliers to the industry - and to protect the integrity of the sports events and tourism industry.  For more information, visit sportseta.org.