Foundation Nominated for Sports Technology Award We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for the Technology for Good award by the Sports Technology Award. The annual Sports Technology Awards are a unique celebration of technology-led innovation across sport globally and recognised as an international mark of excellence. The Technology for Good award recognises initiatives in sport which develop or harness technology to address social change or a philanthropic cause. Bristol Sort Foundation has been nominated alongside PT SportSuite for our work together on our mobile app and brand new web app, BSFTV. The mobile and web apps help families throughout Greater Bristol stay ‘Active. Healthy. Happy.’ by providing regular content such as adapted sport sessions, healthy cooking, weekend family fitness and skills-based sports delivery. The nomination recognises the contribution made not only by BSF but also our contributors who include Bristol Bears Community Foundation, The Children’s Kitchen, Feeding Bristol and Square Food Foundation. 24
The judges, which included tech visionaries, sports business leaders and international athletes including, Alistair Brownlee, Darren Gough and Eoin Morgan; faced a challenging task with more than half the 19 categories resulting in a tie, often involving up to four entries vying for top place. Rob Webber, Head of Operations at Bristol Sport Foundation, said: “First and most importantly, I want to say well done to the BSF & PT SportSuite staff and the content contributors who have worked so hard to deliver our digital transformation project. This recognition from a such a high-profile judging panel is huge credit to the hard work and dedication of everyone involved and I am so proud of what we have achieved over the last 10 months. “Together we reacted to an urgent need in our communities, when the pandemic started and used the power of smart tech and data to bring our physical ‘Active. Healthy. Happy.’ content to life through our smart phone app and web app. “The STA received applications from five continents, 30 countries and 50 different sports and we made it into the seven finalists!
