Industry Shorts: Leicester, Adidas, #btsia…
The sports economy in Leicestershire is worth £285m per year, according to a new prospectus launched by Leicester Council to highlight the region’s breadth of sporting venues and their economic contribution.
‘Leicester and Leicestershire: A Premier Sporting Locations’ also found that sport supports 8,405 jobs and attracts two million visitors to the region every year.
The prospectus has been launched ahead of Leicester and Leicestershire’s first ‘Big Sporting Weekend’ on 27th-28th April – with a host of top-flight fixtures held in the city, including Leicester City (football), Leicester Tigers (rugby union), Leicester Riders (basketball), British Touring Cars and Leicester Lions (speedway).
Andy Reed OBE, Vice Chair of the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership, said: “The sports sector in Leicester and Leicestershire has been recognised for some time for its contribution to the local economy. The visitors the area welcomes through sport, bring wider economic benefits across a range of sectors and help to raise the profile of Leicester and Leicestershire further afield.”
Sportswear company adidas has launched the Breaking Barriers Commission in partnership with the British Journal of Photography, with one female-identifying photographer set to be awarded £10,000 to create a new body of work delving into London-based grassroots women’s football clubs.
The commission will run from 24th May to 9th June, with the selected photographer able to call on Studio 1854’s creative and production support. The work will be published, with accompanying editorial, across British Journal of Photography, Female in Focus and adidas channels.
The commission has been launched shortly after adidas unveiled its She Breaks Barriers scheme, which aims to inspire the next generation of female athletes, creators and leaders.
The commission is open to all Female in Focus entrants and all female-identifying photographers registered on 1854 Commissions.
Voting is underway in the second category of the Industry Choice Awards – a social media-led initiative running in the build-up to the BT Sport Industry Awards 2019.
The shortlist for Sports Moment of the Year has been chosen by representatives of the #BTSIA Official Shortlist, and includes a number of highlights from the Three Lions’ World Cup campaign.
Voting in our second Industry Choice Award category begins today.
Here’s what the #BTSIA shortlisters selected as their Sports Moments of the Year. Now it’s for the industry to decide.Vote by retweeting this post together with your choice of hashtag. pic.twitter.com/xSzKCK80KT
— Sport Industry Group (@SportIndustry) April 17, 2019
Votes can be made on Twitter or Linkedin, with one winner to be chosen at random to win a ticket (or adiditional ticket) to the event on Thursday 25th April.
The third and final shortlist – in the Industry Moment of the Year category – will be revealed on Tuesday, 23rd April, with all winners to be announced on the industry’s big day.
Fitness tech brand Wahoo has announced a new partnership for the 2019 professional triathlon season with double Ironman World Championship medallist Lucy Charles-Barclay.
As part of the deal, Charles-Barclay will train with Wahoo’s full indoor training ecosystem in 2019.
Dennis Publishing has added a new magazine to its cycling portfolio by launching Cyclist Off-Road.
The publication, which will be edited by Pete Muir, will focus on riding off-road, from local trails to routes abroad. Cyclist Off-Road joins Dennis Publishing’s two other cycling magazines, Cyclist and Bikes Etc.
The 156-page publication coincides with a broader expansion of the publisher’s activities, including the launch of the Cyclist online shop.
Fitness tech brand Wahoo has announced a new partnership for the 2019 professional triathlon season with double Ironman World Championship medallist Lucy Charles-Barclay. The deal will see Briton Charles-Barclay train with Wahoo’s full indoor training ecosystem in 2019.
