Sport Management experts available to comment on Pyeongchang Olympics and Paralympics

With the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games just weeks away, members of the Ontario Sport Management Collective are available to media for comment and expert analysis.

The Ontario Sport Management Collective is a co-operative of university-based academics providing leading insights on knowledge in sport management and related fields.

Award-winning and renowned faculty representing seven Ontario universities are available to speak with media regarding the management, marketing and governance of a wide variety of aspects of sport, including major events like the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

The Ontario Sport Management Collective currently includes 26 scholars with expertise on topics ranging from community sport, parasport and women in sport leadership to branding, ambush marketing and coaching.

Alison Doherty, a professor in Western University’s School of Kinesiology, is the designated lead contact for Winter 2018.

For a PDF copy of the Ontario Sport Management Collective Directory or to connect with a scholar in a particular area, please contact Alison Doherty at 519-661-2111, ext. 88362 / 519-535-1923 (mobile) or via email at adoherty@uwo.ca / t.doherty@sympatico.ca

MEDIA CONTACT: Jeff Renaud, Senior Media Relations Officer, 519-661-2111, ext. 85165, jrenaud9@uwo.ca

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