Issue 17 on July 4, 2017
Wimbledon Tennis Championships On July 3, the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, one of the four tennis Grand Slams , officially kicked off. This year is also the 140th anniversary of Wimbledon. . Many IMG clients including "Venice" Venus Williams and Petra Kvitova will compete in exciting competitions. At the same time, IMG, as the global copyright agent for Wimbledon, presents this unparalleled Grand Slam event to fans in China and around the world.
Wimbledon ChampionshipsOn July 3, 2017 Wimbledon Championships officially kicked off at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London. This year also marks the Grand Slam tournament's 140th birthday. IMG clients including Venus Williams and Petra Kvitova, among others, will compete during the event. IMG handles the global media rights for the Wimbledon Championships, bringing the event to China and much of the rest of the world.
media rights Recently, IMG won the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, 2019 France International Live media rights for flights and ships including the FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia, including all highlights from the three leagues. The 24/7 live sports channels owned and operated by IMG, Sport 24 and Sport 24 Extra, will provide full coverage of World Cup content, with live matches and all league highlights included in the global exclusive event media rights partnership.
Media Rights IMG has won the global inflight and inship live media rights for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 and the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017, including highlights from all three tournaments. There will be extensive coverage on the IMG-owned and operated 24/7 live sports channels, Sport 24 and Sport 24 Extra, which will show the live action broadcast and highlights from all three tournaments as part of the exclusive match world-feed package.
Liu Yu July 2 On the same day, IMG contract player Liu Yu won the championship in the Tullimore Classic with a three-round score of 64-68-68 and a total score of 200, becoming the first individual professional LPGA Level 2 championship. In the latest Symetra Tour money list ranking, Liu Yu, who won US$15,000 in prize money in this competition, jumped from the previous tenth to fifth place with US$42,571. The top ten players at the end of the season will win the entire LPGA Tour. Card. It is worth mentioning that Liu Yu was a top student at Duke University and won two professional championships as an amateur player.
Liu Yu IMG client Liu Yu won the Tullymore Classic, the official qualifier for the LPGA on July 2, her first Symetra Tour win. The 21-year-old Chinese player closed with a 4-under 68 to finish at 16-under 200 at Tullymore Golf Resort. She earned $15,000, jumping from 10th to fifth on the money list with $42,571. The top 10 at the end of the season will earn LPGA Tour cards.
梁文成 July 1, 2017 梁文 Chong Golf Club Junior Summer The first stop of the training class - Jiangxi Station held an opening ceremony at the Lushan International Golf Club. At the event, IMG contracted player Liang Wenchong patiently explained golf knowledge to the children and guided the children step by step in swinging and hitting, which caused bursts of cheers from the children. Liang Wenchong Golf Club Youth Summer Training Course aims to enrich children's summer activities, so that golf can bring joy to children while allowing them to learn gentlemanly etiquette such as self-challenge, integrity, and self-discipline. At the same time, Liang Wenchong also hopes to use this to give children more opportunities to get in touch with golf and promote the popularization and development of golf.
Liang WenchongThe opening ceremony of the first stop of Liang Wenchong Junior Golf Summer Camp 2017 in Jiangxi was held at Lushan International Golf Club on July 1. Famous Chinese golfer and IMG client Wenchong Liang attended the ceremony and briefed teenagers on golf fundamentals while conducting in- person coaching sessions. Liang Wenchong Junior Golf Summer Camp aims to enrich children's summers by teaching self-determination, honesty and self-control through the lens of golf, while also promoting the sport in China.
Li Na On June 29, IMG signed a contract Tennis superstar and International Special Olympics global image ambassador Li Na, actor Zhou Xun and singer Liu Xianhua visited the Guang'anmen Campus of Xicheng Peizhi Central School in Beijing to learn about the students' daily life and required growth courses, and borrow This opportunity calls on society to give these children more care and tolerance. Special Olympics Ambassador Li Na also introduced the Special Olympics concept to the two companions - through sports, every person with intellectual disabilities can realize their potential, perform bravely, and share happiness, exchange skills and improve their skills with other athletes, family members and the public during participation. friendship.
Li Na IMG client and global ambassador of Special Olympics International Li Na visited Beijing West-town Special School with actor Zhou Xun and singer Henry Liu. They learned about the daily life and courses of the children, and used the opportunity to raise awareness and support for their special needs. As the global ambassador of SOI, Li Na promotes its mission to advocate for the potential of all children, encourage them to practice bravery through sports and help them build strong relationships.
Taste of London This year, IMG’s annual food festival The Taste of London food festival concluded successfully in London's Regent's Park. The four-day event welcomed more than 50,000 guests. The food festival brings together the world's top chefs and restaurants, as well as a wide variety of food and drinks. While the chefs demonstrated their superb cooking skills on site, the brand activities also received the most complete and in-depth integrated promotion in this 14-year-old event. Many industry insiders praised this as the most successful event in history. Taste of London Food Festival
Taste of LondonFifty thousand guests gathered in Regent's Park for Taste of London, the annual four-day IMG event. The festival featured leading chefs and restaurants, as well as a wide range of food and drink tastings. Chefs held showcases and live demonstrations while brand activations saw some of their highest engagement levels in the event's 14-year history, with many industry insiders calling it the most successful Taste of London to date.
UFC Recently, the UFC competed with the Mark Wahlberg-owned sport Nutritional product Performance Inspired has reached a cooperation and will set up a "Performance Inspired Gas Station" at the UFC Training Academy to supply its full range of products to UFC athletes. It is worth mentioning that the UFC Training Academy in Las Vegas is a training base specially designed and built for active UFC fighters.
UFC UFC announced a new partnership with Mark Wahlberg's Performance Inspired, which will supply its line of products to the UFC Performance Institute at the "Performance Inspired Fueling Station." The facility in Las Vegas was created for athletes currently competing under the UFC banner.
Award nominations UFC champion Conor McGregor and " Mighty Mouse " Johnson have been selected for the "Best Fighter" nomination for the annual sports awards organized by ESPY. The two mixed martial arts players will compete with three other professional boxers. the award. In addition, Connor was also nominated for this year's "Best International Athlete" award.
Awards NominationUFC champioins Conor McGregor and Demetrious Johnson, are among the five nominees for the 2017 ESPY "Best Fighter" award. The mixed martial artists are up against professional boxers Andre Ward, Gennady Golovkin and Terence Crawford for the award. Conor McGregor is also up for the Best International Athlete" award.
Columbia University Recently, the Columbia University Athletic Department announced the establishment of a new company with IMG and JMI Sports, which will become the school's official athlete multimedia rights partner. The cooperation was announced on July 1, 2017 Officially launched, the new company Lion Sports Marketing Agency will combine the operational experience of JMI Sports and the strong sales operations capabilities of IMG to provide an unparalleled sales and service platform for the Columbia University Athletics Department.
Columbia University Columbia University Athletics announced on Wednesday that the joint venture between. IMG and JMI Sports will become its new official athletics multimedia rights partner. Commencing on July 1, 2017, the newly formed Lions Sports Marketing team will combine JMI Sports' boutique operating experience with IMG's unmatched national sales operation to provide Columbia Athletics a superior sales and services platform.
New contract Recently, Lucky Blue Smith signed a contract with IMG Models. He was discovered by a talent scout when he was 10 years old. As of 2015, he has photographed many magazine covers and worked for well-known brands such as Versace, Marc Jacobs, Fendi, etc. Catwalk.
New Signings Lucky Blue Smith signed with IMG Models. Lucky was scouted at the age of 10, and by 2015, he had shot a dozen magazine covers and walked the runways of Versace, Marc Jacobs and Fendi.
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