Anna Hrushka

Airplane manufacturer Sukhoi hopes to transport Russia’s national team with its “sports lab in the air” when the country hosts the FIFA World Cup in the summer of ’18. The Russian company is expanding its product line with the development of the SportJet, a new aircraft that company SVP...

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When Emerge Sports Management entered the athlete management scene at the beginning of July, Emerge Business Development Head JENNY FORBES  knew she was starting a role that matched her unique skill set and experience. After 10 years with UK Athletics, now British Athletics, she worked for a sports...

With the Rio Organizing Committee yet to deliver $7.5M-$8M in travel grants to the Int’l Paralympic Committee, IPC Dir of Media & Communications Craig Spence said almost a third of the countries participating in next month’s Paralympics are at risk of missing the Games. The Rio 2016 organizers said...

This weekend’s fourth annual Affidea Rock ‘n’ Roll Dublin Half Marathon has come close to doubling its participation numbers from last year’s race, according to race organizers. The event will see more than 13,000 runners take part, compared to the 7,168 entrants that crossed last year’s finish line. “One...

With two of Emerge Sports Management’s three clients heading to the Olympic Games, the Rio 2016 hype is something the new female-focused agency is quick to embrace. The agency, a partnership between 100and10% and investment group ESRG announced the signing of Team GB athletes judoka Nekoda Davis and paracanoeist...

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Visa unveiled two new additions to its Team Visa roster at the grand opening of the Rio 2016 Copacabana Megastore on Thursday. Judokas Yolande Mabika and Popole Misenga, both members of the Refugee Olympic Team, joined Team Visa’s Brazilian Paralympic sprinter Terezinha Guilhermina at the store’s grand opening...

Int’l digital marketing company Matomy Media Group sees its endorsement of Israeli Paralympian Pascale Bercovitch as a first step in securing future sports deals. The deal, which was announced on May 30, is the company’s first-ever athlete partnership. Headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, Matomy will...

With a quarter of Rio 2016’s Olympic venues being built for temporary use, Rio 2016 Organizing Committee Sports Venues Design Manager Gustavo Nascimento says the temporary structures will minimize the risk of leaving the city with white elephants. "Building temporary structures that suit the needs of the Games and...