SLS begins in Salt Lake City, USA on 27 August
Street League Skateboarding (SLS) has revealed its list of broadcast partners for the 2021 tour.
In the UK, Channel 4 will will have a one-hour highlights show of the competition - which gets underway in Salt Lake City, USA, on 27 August. It will air live on YouTube, as it also does for every other territory without a live broadcaster. Meanwhile, DAZN will show it in Italy, Japan and Spain, and MCS and Fox Sports will do so in France and Australia.
ProSieben is broadcasting SLS in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, and Globo in Brazil. Tencent (China) and BeIN Sports (Middle East, Turkey, North Africa and Southeast Asia) joing Channel 4 with one-hour highlights shows.
47 athletes from 11 countries, including 21 Olympians and multiple X Games medalists are taking part in SLS, which is being held in US cities Salt Lake City (27-28 August), Miami (29-30 October), and Jacksonville (13-14 November) this year. It plans to return to international tours from 2022.
Joe Carr, CEO of SLS’ parent company, Thrill One Sports & Entertainment, said: “With interest in our sport at an all-time high, we’re ready to deliver the world’s best skateboarding competition to more audiences than ever before. SLS’s media and corporate partners are critical to our success, allowing us to continue push the envelope, and create a product that appeals to skate fans around the globe.”
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