Industry Shorts: Bundesliga, Disability Sports Coach
The German Football League (DFL) has confirmed that it hopes to bring fans back to Bundesliga games at the start of next season, subject to approval from the government.
Under the proposals set out by the league, clubs would be allowed to partially fill stadiums, but would not be able to sell tickets to away fans, allow standing sections or sell alcohol in the ground. Clubs would also be required to launch track and trace measures in order to identify outbreaks related to games.
The Bundesliga was the first major European league to restart during the pandemic, and will begin again on 18th September when fans will be in attendance if the government gives the green light.
Disability Sports Coach, a charity providing sporting events for disabled people, has launched a new Virtual Summer Festival, which will take place from 25-28th August.
The charity runs a pan-disability festival of sport each summer, but will take the event online due to the coronavirus pandemic, which the organisation points out has disproportionately impacted disable people.
The 2020 Disability Sports Coach Virtual Summer Festival will feature a range of live sport sessions, guest speaker events and expert panels taking place over four days, with activities including a range of interactive sports sessions led by the likes of England Netball, The Amazing Race, and Adapted Yoga. The event will also feature a quiz led by former Paralympic swimmer and Disability Sports Coach Patron, Kate Grey, and a series of sessions with inspirational figures from the disabled community.
ITV has extended its broadcast rights deal with Racecourse Media Group, Arena Racing Company and Ascot, which will see it continue to screen free to air racing until 2023.
A new three-year deal will start in 2021, and multiple reports suggest the broadcaster will pay between £8 million and £9 million per year, up from the £7.5 million per year in the current cycle.
Paralympic and world champion Kadeena Cox has become the latest addition to the British Athletics Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advocates Group following the recent appointment of Imani-Lara Lansiquot as the first Athlete Lead.
In 2016, Cox became the first British athlete since 1984 to win Paralympic gold medals in two sports, athletics and cycling, at the same Games. She now joins the Advocates Group to offer insight and advice from an athlete perspective alongside Lansiquot.
Shell and motorbike brand Ducati have announced a three-year renewal of their engine oil first fill agreement.
The deal sees the pair bring the benefits of their technical partnership in MotoGP and World Superbike to bring the co-branded oil Shell Advance Ducati – which has been specially developed for Ducati road bikes – to market for engine oil changes.
