First Esport Stadium in Europe, ISU rebrand and More
Welcome to Challengers Newsletter, your monthly update on the world of sport.
Major News 📰
- A french esport team are the first in europe to get their own stadium. (read)
- How Tara Dower Became the Fastest Ever on the Appalachian Trail. (read)
- Japanese sponsors Toyota, Bridgestone and Panasonic end Olympic contracts. (read)
- Jessica Campbell draws cheers in historic debut behind NHL bench. (read)
- Kilian Jornet has linked all 82 of the Alps’ 4,000 meter peaks in just 19 days. (read)
- New York Liberty win first WNBA championship. (read)
- OBS launches programme designed for women in sports broadcasting. (read)
- Rafael Nadal announces retirement from tennis after 22 grand slam career. (read)
- Space analysis for football statistics analysis. (read)
- Wimbledon Tennis Tournament Replaces Line Judges With AI Technology in Break With Tradition. (read)
Playbook 📖
When a child begins a sport, the ratio of practice to competition is about 30 percent to 70 percent; as the child matures in the sport, that ratio is slowly flipped until at the elite levels it reaches 99 to 1. The growth of a player depends largely on managing that movement away from regular competition toward practice—away from the destination and toward the journey.
-Run to roar by Paul Assaiante
Sports Marketing 🔥
- ISU has a really cool rebrand for their short track world tour. (read)
- Dawid Godziek & Red Bull rides on a moving train. (watch)
- The Desk Break by Asics is an interesting ad. (watch)
- French football advertisement vs the Brits (watch)
- Uber Eats ad Football is for Food. (watch)
- Carmelo Anthony and The Bail Project for injustice. (watch)
- Swisscom partners with the Swiss Men Football Team to promote their electronical signing. (read)
- Nike-sponsored Melbourne Marathon Festival apologises after sharing photo of winner with Asics logo edited out. (read)
Athletes’ Toolkit 🎽
- Not sports but a story and lesson about mental abuse. (read in french)
- Being famous looks dangerous: the two first minutes of this video of Steph Curry. (watch)
- Media training matters, see why (watch)
- Advice from Alain Delon to Karim Benzema. (watch-french)
- Read our articles that help your sports career
Sport Docs 🍿
- 13.06 Federer: Twelve Final Days (trailer)
- 17.06 Here to Climb Sasha DiGiulian (trailer)
- 2.07 Sprint: The World’s Fastest Humans (trailer)
- 17.07 Simone Biles Rising (trailer)
- 2.09 Untold: Hope Solo vs US Soccer (trailer)
- 10.09 The Money Game, College Athletes (trailer)
- 24.09 Evolution of the Black Quarterback, A Football (trailer)
Upcoming Events 🏆
- 6.10 Rugby League Grand Final in Sydney
- 12-20.10 Sailing America’s Cup in Barcelona
- 16-20 Cycling World Track Championships
- 25.10-2.11 Baseball World Series in LA and NY
- 22.10 Tennis Swiss Indoor in Basel
- 27.10 World Run Day
- 27.10 Running: Lausanne Marathon
Volunteering & Jobs 💙
- FIS Rennen – Diavolezza 2024 | 19.11 – 21.11.2024 (volunteer)
- FIS Weltcup Skispringen Engelberg 2024 | 16.12 – 28.12.2024 (volunteer)
- FIS Alpin Snowboard World Cup 2024 | 21.12.2024 (volunteer)
- Tchoukball Geneva Indoors 2024 | 12.12 – 22.12.2024 (volunteer)
- UEFA: Accomodation Intern. (apply)
- FIFA: Fan Festival Manager. (apply)
- IOC: Olympic Village Manager. (apply)
- IOC: Intern Museum Technician. (apply)
Challengers World 🌍
The last interview is out (in French) ! Zoé Claessens is a Swiss athlete that won the Bronze Medal in BMX Racing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The interview was conducted during her preparation and is finally released. I hope you will enjoy the conversation as much as I did. Visit https://challengers.world/zoe-claessens
Thank you for reading and see you next month. -Nicola
P.S. I bet you never heard about 400 Metre Immersion Finswimming World Championship – me neither 😉