LONDON 2012 GAMES
WIDE NETWORK SOLUTIONS SIGNS SPONSORSHIP DEAL WITH BRITISH JUDO OLYMPIAN Global satellite broadcasting company Wide Network Solutions has confirmed a sponsorship deal with British Olympic Judo Player Sophie Cox. This includes an agreement to fund all major tournaments and events in the run up to the 2012 Games. Sophie will be one of the big British Medal hopes at the London Games next summer, and will also be looking for gold at the World Championships in Paris next month. "We are delighted to have signed this deal with Sophie. It's important to us as a company to be playing a major role in the Olympic Games here in the UK, and what better way to do that than support one of our own athletes," said Wide Network Solutions Chairman, Peter Cameron. "Sophie is already an Olympian and proven top Competitor in her sport. We want to make sure she can build on that and do even better on home soil." Sophie Cox, 29 said, "I am looking forward to working with Wide Network Solutions. The company has a long history of success in the broadcasting industry, so what better partnership to make than that with the world of sport. I hope that the company's well established name in satellite broadcasting will help promote judo and of course the London 2012 Games." |
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