Greensboro leaders to announce Summer 2026 international sports event March 10

Greensboro officials and local sports and tourism leaders will make an "international sports announcement for Summer 2026" at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 10, and WFMY will livestream the event, saying, "The announcement will be at 11 a.m. and we'll be streaming it live on our website." The notice identifies the city as GREENSBORO, N.C., and frames the event as a joint appearance by municipal, university and visitor-industry leaders.

WFMY listed four scheduled speakers: Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr., chancellor of UNC Greensboro; Richard Beard, president of the Greensboro Sports Foundation; Marikay Abuzuaiter, Greensboro mayor; and Anthony Cordo, president and CEO of the Greensboro Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. The combination of a university chancellor, a sports foundation president, the mayor and the GACVB chief signals a cross-sector announcement, though the station's notice does not specify the sport, teams, or international partners involved.

Key specifics remain unreported by WFMY. The station's item does not include a physical venue or address in Greensboro for the March 10 event, it does not list a media contact or press packet, and it does not name any athletes, teams or international organizations that may attend. The announcement's exact content beyond the phrase "international sports announcement for Summer 2026" was not provided in the pre-event notices available March 6.

Local sports history provides context for Greensboro's capacity to host major events. The Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame has expanded in recent years, adding 11 members in the Class of 2022 and raising membership to 186, then adding 12 members in the Class of 2023 to bring membership to 197; the Hall was created in 2005. UNC Greensboro's athletics history also figures into local hosting credentials: sources note the school completed its transition to Division I in 1991 and has hosted the NCAA Division I women's soccer championships in the past.

WFMY advised viewers that phone streaming requires the station's mobile app, writing, "To stream WFMY News 2 on your phone, you need the WFMY News 2 app," and the station's page includes a "Watch Live" feature and app-store prompts. The outlet's promotional copy on the page also includes a Good Morning Show plug and the headline-style teaser, "Excited yet?"

With the announcement scheduled two days after WFMY's March 6 notice, Greensboro residents, local businesses and university stakeholders will likely look to the March 10 livestream for specifics about which international event is planned for Summer 2026 and what economic or campus impacts will follow. Until organizers or speakers release a venue, media contact or event roster, the March 10 WFMY livestream remains the primary source for immediate details.