Emphasizing the “world” in world-class venue, the Entertainment & Sports Arena welcomed the USA and Puerto Rico men’s basketball teams for a qualifying game in the FIBA AmeriCup tournament. More than 2,400 attendees watched the USA win the game with a score of 95-73.
The FIBA AmeriCup 2021, considered the FIBA Americas zone championship, featured 12 nations from North America, Central America, the Caribbean and South America.
The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) powered by Ticketmaster, traveled to Washington, D.C. on September 19, 2021. Audi Field hosted the 2021 PLL Championship.
The final championship was between the Chaos vs Whipsnakes with a 14:9 win from the Whipsnakes.
Otakon welcomed 18,00 Asian pop culture fans to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on August 6-8, 2021. This was one of the first major scale events since the beginning of the pandemic, serving as a clear sign that the district is back in business with live experiences.
The Howard vs. Hampton Truth and Service football game was hosted at Audi Field on September 18, 2021, in partnership with Events DC. The new relationship between Events DC, Audi Field, and Howard University launched in September 2021 with a long-term goal of an annual showcase game taking place at Audi Field under the Truth and Service Classic moniker. The first edition featured the 96th meeting of the historic rivalry between Howard University and Hampton University with future opponents set to be named at the beginning of each college football season.
