Tokyo Olympics

SIMONE BILES, JAMAL MURRAY AND COCO GAUFF LEAD THE NOMINATIONS FOR 2024 LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS AWARDS

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Monday, February 26, 2024

London, Feb. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Laureus, the global organization that uses the power of sport to change the world, today announced nominations for the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.

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  • London, Feb. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Laureus, the global organization that uses the power of sport to change the world, today announced nominations for the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.
  • Florida surfer Caroline Marks is nominated for the Laureus World Action Sportsperson Award after winning her first world title.
  • The Laureus World Sports Awards also honour the work of over 300 programmes supported globally by Laureus Sport for Good, using the power of sport to change the world.
  • For more information, editorial imagery and the full list of Laureus World Sports Awards Nominees, click here .

Monster Energy's Giovanni Vianna and Rayssa Leal Claim World Championship Titles in Street Skateboarding at SLS Super Crown World Championships in Brazil

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

SÃO PAULO, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Let's welcome our new Street League Skateboarding (SLS) World Champions! Monster Energy congratulates team riders Giovanni Vianna and Rayssa Leal on taking first-place spots at the SLS Super Crown World Championships in São Paulo, Brazil.

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  • Monster Energy congratulates team riders Giovanni Vianna and Rayssa Leal on taking first-place spots at the SLS Super Crown World Championships in São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Monster Energy congratulates team riders Giovanni Vianna and Rayssa Leal on taking first-place spots at the SLS Super Crown World Championships in São Paulo, Brazil.
  • - Rayssa Leal
    In the official world championship event presented by Street League Skateboarding (SLS), 22-year-old Vianna from Santo Andre, Brazil, earned the title in the down-to-the-wire Men's Street Skateboarding final.
  • In the Women's Street Skateboarding final, 15-year-old Leal from Imperatriz, Brazil, took first place to claim her second career SLS Super Crown World Championship title in front of an ecstatic hometown crowd.

Synthetic Turf Council Honors AstroTurf as 2023 Award Recipient for Single Field Sports Project of the Year

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Monday, October 23, 2023

DALTON, Ga., Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On October 16, 2023, the Synthetic Turf Council honored AstroTurf as the recipient of the 2023 Single Field Sports Project of the Year at the sixth Annual STC Awards Ceremony during the Annual Conference and 20th Anniversary Celebration in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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  • The Synthetic Turf Council honored AstroTurf as the recipient of the 2023 Single Field Sports Project of the Year at the sixth Annual STC Awards Ceremony during the Annual Conference and 20th Anniversary Celebration in New Orleans, Louisiana.
  • DALTON, Ga., Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On October 16, 2023, the Synthetic Turf Council honored AstroTurf as the recipient of the 2023 Single Field Sports Project of the Year at the sixth Annual STC Awards Ceremony during the Annual Conference and 20th Anniversary Celebration in New Orleans, Louisiana.
  • The STC Single Field Sports Project of the Year Award recognizes an outstanding sports project installed by an STC member company that exhibits innovation and quality reflective of the STC mission.
  • This Tokyo GT turf was installed over a 10mm E-Layer pad to provide shock absorption and consistency throughout the field.

Monster Energy's Rayssa Leal Takes Second Place at SLS Sydney 2023 Street Skateboarding Contest

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

SYDNEY, Oct. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Back on the podium! Monster Energy congratulates team rider Rayssa Leal on taking second place in Women's Skateboard Street at SLS Sydney 2023. In the official third contest of the 2023 SLS Championship Tour presented by Street League Skateboarding (SLS), the 15-year-old Leal from Imperatriz, Brazil, returned to the podium in a down-to-the-wire final.

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  • Monster Energy congratulates team rider Rayssa Leal on taking second place in Women's Skateboard Street at SLS Sydney 2023.
  • Monster Energy congratulates team rider Rayssa Leal on taking second place in Women's Skateboard Street at SLS Sydney 2023.
  • In the official third contest of the 2023 SLS Championship Tour presented by Street League Skateboarding (SLS), the 15-year-old Leal from Imperatriz, Brazil, returned to the podium in a down-to-the-wire final.
  • Contested at Ken Rosewall Arena from October 6-7, SLS Sydney marked the third stop of the 2023 SLS World Championship Tour.

Wearing a well-fitting sports bra can improve your performance – an expert advises how to find one

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Thursday, August 24, 2023

In a survey of UK female athletes, 51% experienced breast pain and 29% said that poorly fitting bras affected their performance.

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  • In a survey of UK female athletes, 51% experienced breast pain and 29% said that poorly fitting bras affected their performance.
  • Before the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, Team GB athletes and para-athletes were offered a bra prescription service in which they were fitted with a sports bra based on an individual assessment.
  • Around 97% of those prescribed a bra reported benefits in comfort, fit and support, while 17% said it had significantly improved their performance.
  • This article is part of Women’s Health Matters, a series about the health and wellbeing of women and girls around the world.
  • When comparing physical activity between low and high breast support conditions, there is evidence that performance is reduced in low support.

What makes a good sports bra?

    • A compression bra is usually made from one piece of strong elastic, and it works to compress breast tissue to the chest to limit breast movement.
    • Encapsulation bras are designed to support and limit the movement of each breast individually, while combination bras have characteristics of both compression and encapsulation bras.
    • For a high-support sports bra, there are five characteristics to look for that have been linked to reduced breast movement.
    • High-support sports bras also tend to have a higher neckline – for every 1cm higher the neckline, breast bounce is reduced by 1%.

Faith Kipyegon: from walking to school in rural Kenya to setting world athletics alight

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

All eyes are on Faith Kipyegon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

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  • All eyes are on Faith Kipyegon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
  • That’s because the Kenyan 1,500 metre and 5,000 metre star broke three world records in less than two months on her way to Hungary.
  • As expected, Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya are spearheading Africa’s hopes for medals, continuing their dominance in middle and distance running events.

World record spree

    • She broke the 1,500m world record in June 2023 and just a week later stunned the stadium – and herself – by smashing the 5,000m world record.
    • Her season has simply been outstanding – also smashing the world record for the mile.

Who is Faith Kipyegon?

    • Like many kids educated in rural areas, she walked and jogged many miles to and from school.
    • Little did she know that this would instil the fundamental locomotion and physical skills that would form the foundation of her athletics career.
    • This walking is enhanced by the physical education and sports activities that children engage in while in school.
    • In the words of Kipyegon, winning that race created an awareness that she could “run fast and be a good athlete”.

Well deserved victories

    • During a recent speech she broke into tears, saying:
      Now I can buy my father a car.
    • I promised him when I was going to break a world record that I’m going to buy a car for him.
    • I promised him when I was going to break a world record that I’m going to buy a car for him.
    • Gold or no gold, world records or not, Kipyegon’s story is worth telling as she heads into the finals in Hungary.

BLOCKBOARD Hosts "Israel Swings for Gold" VIP Movie Event

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Monday, March 6, 2023

LAKE WORTH, Fla., March 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BLOCKBOARD, a leading ad tech company, will host an exclusive VIP movie screening with the Israel Association of Baseball of Ironbound Films' for its latest hit "Israel Swings for Gold'' at Movies of Lake Worth in Lake Worth, Florida. The event will offer guests a unique opportunity to meet the Israeli baseball team, managers and filmmakers ahead of the film's wider release, where it will open on April 7 in South Florida. It will also be shown at Jewish film festivals in New Hampshire, Savannah, Rockland County, Detroit and the Gold Coast Arts Center in Long Island.

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  • "Being a part of this movie from the beginning to end and seeing it come to life has been such an honor for me," said Matt Wasserlauf, Executive Producer, CEO and Co-founder of BLOCKBOARD.
  • We are excited to celebrate this movie for a one-night-only event."
  • "There is a rare, first-hand look into these players' emotional journey, and we are proud to share this movie with viewers."
  • For more information or to request a VIP invite, please contact [email protected]

PUMA Celebrates 75 Years of History in Sports, Culture and Innovation

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Thursday, February 16, 2023

Sports company PUMA will turn 75 in 2023 and will celebrate its milestones in sports, culture and innovation with a series of events throughout the year which will elaborate on its mantra ‘Forever Faster’.

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  • Sports company PUMA will turn 75 in 2023 and will celebrate its milestones in sports, culture and innovation with a series of events throughout the year which will elaborate on its mantra ‘Forever Faster’.
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    Sports company PUMA will turn 75 in 2023 and will celebrate its milestones in sports, culture and innovation with a series of events throughout the year which will elaborate on its mantra ‘Forever Faster’.
  • For 75 years, PUMA has relentlessly pushed sport and culture forward by creating fast products for the world’s fastest athletes.
  • PUMA offers performance and sport-inspired lifestyle products in categories such as Football, Running and Training, Basketball, Golf, and Motorsports.

STREET LEAGUE SKATEBOARDING TO LAUNCH 2023 SEASON IN CHICAGO WITH REIMAGINED ONE-DAY COMPETITION FORMAT

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Monday, February 6, 2023

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Following its resurgent 2022 season, Street League Skateboarding has revealed the first details of its 2023 calendar. SLS will open the 2023 SLS Championship Tour in the Windy City at Wintrust Arena on April 29. Fans will now be able to watch the top male and female skaters in the world – including Tokyo Olympians - compete in one action-packed day of elite SLS competition. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, February 8 at StreetLeague.com.

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  • Chicago Tickets on Sale Wednesday, February 8 at StreetLeague.com
    LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Following its resurgent 2022 season, Street League Skateboarding has revealed the first details of its 2023 calendar.
  • The 2023 SLS season will consist of three SLS tour events, then culminate with the Super Crown World Championship.
  • This year's tour will dial up the fan experience with an exciting reimagined one-day format featuring the very best of the best in street skateboarding.
  • For more Street League Skateboarding news, including the Championship Tour updates, broadcast information, and more, go to www.streetleague.com and follow Street League Skateboarding on Instagram and Facebook .

arena to debut the Calypso Bay Limited Edition racing collection in Melbourne

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

TOLENTINO, Italy, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- arena is pleased to announce the launch of Calypso Bay, a limited edition of racing suits from the company's flagship Powerskin Carbon range.

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  • TOLENTINO, Italy, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- arena is pleased to announce the launch of Calypso Bay, a limited edition of racing suits from the company's flagship Powerskin Carbon range.
  • Along with the launch of the new collection, arena will also make a donation to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation in its efforts to preserve Australia's natural treasure.
  • The Great Barrier Reef is emblematic of the need to focus on the environmental issues facing the world's oceans, and honoring it through the Calypso Bay limited edition reflects the company's growing commitment to being responsible and sustainable in its manufacturing processes.
  • The three racing suits in the collection are available in two ocean-inspired colour variations, and will be debuted at the World Short Course Championships by members of arena's Elite Team of athletes.