Federation of Irish Sport announces Cycling Ireland as recipient of ‘Showcase your Sportswomen Live’ fund in partnership with Pundit Arena and supported by Sport Ireland
Cycling Ireland awarded live streaming opportunity for 2020
Visibility is key to growing interest and participation for women in
sport.
The Federation of Irish Sport announced the
recipients of the ‘Showcase your sportswomen live’ fund which is supported by
Sport Ireland and delivered by Pundit Arena. Recipients will be awarded the services
of Pundit Arena to live stream a sporting event where there is female
participation. The fund is operated with thanks to Women in Sport funding
provided by Sport Ireland for 2020.
The streaming package will see 5 sporting events
brought to life across Pundit Arena and the NGBs platforms including elements
of social media promotion and support, key interviews and the event streaming
itself. The events covered in 2020 will include Cycling Ireland’s Dublin Track
Cycling International, Ultimate Frisbee test match v Great Britain, Level Par
Golf Conference, Splash ‘n’ Dash @ Grand Canal Doc and Volleyball National
League Finals.
Speaking about the recipients, Federation CEO Mary
O’Connor said “We are delighted to announce the worthy recipients today. The
volume and quality of applications was exceptionally high, and we are excited
to be able to bring such fantastic and innovative events to life in 2020. It is
vital that women in sport are given the opportunity to be as visible as
possible and that such events are shared with as wide an audience as possible
to help grow participation across all sports.”
Women in Sport Lead for Sport Ireland, Nora Stapleton speaking at the announcement said, “Sport Ireland is delighted to provide investment to the Federation of Irish Sport through the Women in Sport programme. Visibility is one of the key target areas of the Women in Sport Policy and thus supporting initiatives such as this means that visibility and profile of our female role models in sport is increasing.”
The Federation and Pundit Arena look forward to
working with the successful NGBs throughout 2020 to bring their events to life
and showcase the talent, skill and entertainment on offer in their respective
sports. Further details on the times and dates of streaming activities will be
available early in the new year.