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The trials were staged at Lucas Oil Stadium, the first swimming event staged in an NFL stadium. Over 17 sessions, the stadium saw an average of 16,000 fans per session, maxing at 22,209 on June 19 for the largest swim meet ever held. Upwards of 250,000 attended fan events.

The event — held outdoors at Memorial Stadium, the football home for the University of Nebraska — set a world record for a women’s sports event with 92,003 people watching Nebraska women’s volleyball team defeat Omaha. The event also featured a Division II match between Wayne State and Nebraska-Kearney.

The NFL Draft held in downtown Detroit drew an estimated record 775,000 people and generated an estimated $213 million economic impact, including $161 million from visitors coming to Michigan. Hotel occupancy hit a high of 92 percent on the Friday night of the draft with 30 percent traveling more than 100 miles to attend.

 The inaugural All-Ripken Games series attracted the top youth players from across the country at five events in four locations. The series had an estimated total direct impact of $2.7 million from nearly 1,500 athletes, with 96 percent staying overnight, generating more than 4,000 room nights.

The 11,500-seat new home of the KC Current in the National Women’s Soccer League is the first stadium in the world constructed specifically for professional women’s sports. The privately funded $135 million stadium sits on a seven-acre site in Berkley Riverfront Park and will soon feature surrounding retail development.

Since July of 2023, Indianapolis has hosted events that total an estimated $500 million in economic impact, including the 2023 Big Ten Football Championship, the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend, the 2024 NFL Combine, 2024 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball First and Second Rounds, and the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming.

The largest regatta to date in USRowing history welcomed over 4,000 athletes, 1,000 coaches and 225 clubs spanning across the country with a record-breaking 5,000 spectators in attendance.

With over 18.9 million broadcast views, the 2023 NCAA Women’s Final Four was the most-watched women’s college sporting event in history. The championship had an economic impact of over $40.3 million as LSU beat Iowa in the championship game, two days after Iowa’s historic upset of unbeaten South Carolina.

The “Super Bowl of Bass Fishing” pitted 55 of the world’s best bass anglers for the title of Bassmaster Classic Champion. The event reached 4.5 million viewers across the two days of TV coverage and broke records for engagement on the web and social channels The largest Classic ever saw a total attendance of 163,914 throughout a weekend of events in Knoxville.

More than 200 teams came to ESPN Wide World of Sports with teams of players ages 4–17 from four countries and 32 states. The championship games were aired on ESPN3 and it was largest youth flag football tournament of its kind ever held, with more 10 million views on social media.

A $47 million renovation that took five years to complete provided a new expanded, fully World Aquatics-compliant pool and a new World Aquatics-compliant diving pool and tower with platform levels at 1M, 3M, 5M, 7.5M, 10M, 20M, and 27M (only the third venue in the world with such a height). The renovation also included new spectator seating, restrooms, concessions and a ticket office, as well as site improvements.

In 2023, Salt Lake welcomed the world with the 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend. In 2022, Sports Salt Lake welcomed over 60 events to the area. In 2022, the organization hosted its inaugural Sports Tourism Summit to create more buy-in from community leaders, municipalities, venues, local rights holders and hospitality partners on sports tourism, attracting close to 200 attendees.

2022 TFN Run 4 Roses in Louisville, Kentucky, for Best Amateur Event. Hosted at the Kentucky Expo Center, the girls basketball tournament brought together 40,000 athletes, coaches and spectators, representing 48 states, Canada, Australia, Chile and Puerto Rico. The tournament was held under one roof on 68 courts.

2022 College Football Playoff National Championship in Indianapolis, Indiana, for Best Collegiate Event. This was the first time the game was held in a cold-weather city and Indianapolis went all out to not only make it an incredible experience for fans, but also to spread a lasting impact around the community as Georgia ended up champions by beating SEC rival Alabama.

2022 World Athletics Championship in Eugene, Oregon, for Best Professional Event. The first World Championships in track and field held in the United States were staged at the University of Oregon’s renovated Hayward Field with athletes from 179 nations. The event saw three world records and 13 meet records. More than 146,000 tickets were sold, with several evening sessions sold out.

2022 USA Volleyball Salt Lake Showdown in Salt Lake City, Utah, for Best New Event. The Salt Palace Convention Center hosted more than 70 courts over a two-week period and created an estimated economic impact of over $15 million with 30,000 attendees — the largest volleyball tournament ever hosted in Utah.

The Podium in Spokane, Washington, for Best New or Renovated Venue. The Podium boasts seating for 4,237 and a 75,000-square-foot competition floor that features a 200-meter banked hydraulic indoor track. With the addition of this new venue, Spokane Sports has been able to host the USATF Indoor Track and Field Championships and the USA Karate National Championships and Team Trials.

Raleigh, North Carolina, as Best Host City. The Greater Raleigh Sports Alliance in the past year hosted the NCAA Men’s College Cup, NCAA Women’s Basketball First Four and First/Second Rounds, an NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Regional, the NCAA Division II National Baseball Championship, Spikeball College Nationals, the 2022 Apex Legends Global Series Championship and dozens of regional youth tournaments.

The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, won by the United States in thrilling fashion over the Netherlands, was named the Best Professional Sports Event after being staged in nine cities across France. It was the second consecutive World Cup championship for the United States and fourth overall. This is the second time the Women’s World Cup has won this award, previously winning in 2015.

The Best Collegiate Sports Event was the 2018 Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, won by Army for the third consecutive year. More than 70,000 people attended the annual game, which featured a 17–10 victory by the Golden Knights. It is the second time the event has won this award, winning previously in 2013.

The Best Amateur Sports Event was the 2019 AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships in Orlando, Florida, which featured 2,800 boys and girls teams with more than 45,000 competitors, 10,000 coaches, 600 college coaches and 100,000 spectators. It is the second time the event has won this award, having won in 2017.

The Best New Sports Event was the 2018 SuperPower 5K in Toronto, Ontario, which combined the sport of running with gaming and cosplay to extend the scope of FAN EXPO Canada.

The Best New or Renovated Sports Venue was presented to Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minnesota, the new home of Major League Soccer’s Minnesota United FC. The stadium hosted an MLS playoff game and also landed a CONCACAF Gold Cup match and spot on the United States women’s soccer team victory tour. It is the first MLS team to win an award.

The Best Sports Host City award went to Las Vegas, a city that opened a new Triple-A baseball stadium, was the host for the NHL and NASCAR award ceremonies, debuted the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces and hosted "The Match: Tiger-Phil," all while continuing preparations for the arrival of the Raiders in 2020.