May 2024, Record deal for Caitlin Clark, Prepare for competition & More

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Welcome on Challengers, a monthly newsletter full of inspiring stories and practical insights for your sports career.

Podcast 🎙️

The last episode of Challengers Podcast feature Dominique Gobat, an experienced career advisor with a mission to empower professionals to achieve their full potential. For more than 15 years of coaching and leadership development, Dominique has provided clients with strategies driving results. And this is exactly what we talk about in this episode, alongside powerful questions for your career, the future of personal branding, allyship and business dating. Watch or listen to this episode with pen and paper, I am certain you will catch powerful ideas for your career and life. Click here to listen to the episode

Major Stories 🔥

• Caitlin Clark set to ink record Nike deal valued at $28m over eight years. (IT)
• New record of attendance of 21’105 in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. (YT)
• Olympic organizers unveil strategy for using artificial intelligence. (YT)
• Powerade empowers athletes who ‘take a pause’ for global campaign. (IT)
• Sport activities have the opportunity to help the youth in the mental health crisis. (YT)
• WADA: 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive before Tokyo Games. (IT)

Tools for Athletes 🏹

• The importance of the pre-game preparation with Guardiola. (YT)
• The importance of the pre-game nap with the NBA. (YT)
• The possible career transition of tennis star Stan Wawrinka. (IT)

Monthly Challengers 🎽

• Alexis Valenza shares experience as the General Secretary of Swiss Sport Managers. (LI)
• Maddie Haynes & her team won the Swiss Volleyball Championship. (IG)
• Our Changing the Narrative team ran the 5km de Lausanne. (IG)
• Simona contributed to an article about athletes career transitioning. (LI)

April’s Events 💡

• 1 May: Kentucky Derby
• 4-26 May: Giro d’Italia
• 10 May: Golf Day
• 11 May: Archery Day
• 10 May: Ice Hockey World Championship
• 16 May: Changing the Narrative event (Tickets On Sale 📌)
• 20 May: Roland Garros
• 24 May: Xtratrail Lavaux
• 26 May: Monaco Grand Prix
• 29 May: National Senior Health and Fitness Day

Thank you for reading,

—Nicola