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Team USA knocks off Team Ireland, 7-3 on USA Boxing’s 2018 USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour stop #2; SPRINGFIELD RESULTS
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United Fight Alliance Partners with The World Association of Kickboxing USA
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Fight Network to Live Broadcast New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s First-Ever U.S. Event this Saturday, July 1 at 8 p.m. IYO
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USA Women World champions Gray, Maroulis to face Canadian opponents in Beat the Streets “United In The Square,” in Times Square on May 19
3X World champion Adeline Gray to battle Justina Distasio at 75 kg; World champion Helen Maroulis to face Samantha Stewart at 53 kg
NEW YORK, April 18, 2016 – World champion women wrestlers Adeline Gray and Helen Maroulis of the United States will compete against talented Canadian opponents as part of the 2016 Beat the Streets international competition, which returns to New York City’s Times Square on Thursday, May 19.
Gray is a three-time World champion who earned a spot on the 2016 Laga xoreeyo. Olympic Team with her victory at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials on April 10. Gray will face 2015 Canadian World Team member Justina Distasio in a match at 75 kg/165 lbs.
Gray won World gold medals in 2012, 2014 iyo 2015, and is also a two-time World bronze medalist in 2011 iyo 2013. Gray is currently on a 37-match winning streak. She was a 2015 Pan American Games champion, is a two-time World Cup champion, and has also won World titles on the University and Junior levels. She is a native of Denver, Colo., and competes for the New York Athletic Club.
Di Stasio competed on the 2015 Canadian Senior World Team. She won gold medals in the 2015 iyo 2016 Pan American Championships, and was a silver medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games. Di Stasio was second at the 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials. She was fifth in the 2012 Junior World Championships. Di Stasio was a three-time WCWA Women’s College national champion for Simon Fraser University.
This is a rematch of the 2015 Pan American Games gold medal finals, won by Gray with a come-from-behind last-second score for a 9-6 guul.
It will be Gray’s first time competing in Times Square at a Beat the Streets competition, and Di Stasio will be making her Times Square debut as well.
Maroulis was a 2015 World champion at 55 kg, and has won a 2012 World silver medal and a 2013 World bronze medal. Maroulis recently won the U.S. Olympic Team Trials at 53 kg, and will be competing at the World Olympic Games Qualifier in Ulaanbataar, Mongolia, April 22–24, where she will attempt to qualify the United States for the Rio Olympic Games at her weight class.
Maroulis is a six-time U.S. Open champion. She has won two World Cup gold medals and 2011 Pan American Games champion. She won three career Junior World titles. Maroulis won four WCWA women’s college national titles for Simon Fraser University. She is a native of Rockville, Md. and competes for the Sunkist Kids.
Stewart was a bronze medalist at the 2012 World University Championships, and was a 2016 Pan American Championships gold medalist. She placed fourth in the 2009 Senior World Championships. Stewart has won medals at international competitions in Germany, Canada, France, Brazil and Romania. She won the Canadian Team Trials in December 2015.
Maroulis has competed in a Beat the Streets event three previous times, scoring victories in all of her bouts. She first competed in the “Rumble on the Rails” in Grand Central Terminal in 2013, pinning Irina Kisel of Russia in the second period. In 2014, she scored a pin over Marcia Andrades of Venezuela in 5:53 in Times Square at the “Team USA vs. the World” event. In 2015, she scored a 10-0 technical fall over Yamilka del Valle of Cuba in the “Salsa in the Square” in Times Square. This will be Stewart’s first appearance in a Beat the Streets event.
Competitors for Team USA will also compete in men’s freestyle against world power Iran. There will be two Olympic-level matches and four Junior-level matches as part of the men’s freestyle competition. Waxaa intaa dheer, there will also be Greco-Roman competition on the card. These matchups will be announced at a later date.
Billed as “United in the Square,” this will be the second time that Iran has been featured as part of the Beat the Streets Gala competition. In 2013, the event dubbed “The Rumble on the Rails,” was hosted in historic Grand Central Terminal and featured dual meets between Team USA, Russia and Iran.
The world-class competition has been hosted in Times Square four previous times. In 2011, the United States defeated World Champion Russia, 5-2, the first sports event ever held in historic Times Square. In 2012, another U.S. vs. Russia dual meet was held in Times Square, along with the U.S. Olympic Team Wrestle-off for the 60 kg/132 lbs. position on the U.S. Olympic Team in men’s freestyle. In 2014, Team USA defeated a World All-Star Team in Times Square, 8-3. In 2015, “Salsa in the Square” featured a meeting between Team USA and Team Cuba in the three Olympic styles, held shortly after the historic change in USA and Cuban political relations.
This will be the seventh straight year in which a major international-style wrestling competition will be hosted as part of the Beat the Streets Gala activities. In 2010, an all-star challenge featuring top U.S. wrestlers was held on the USS Intrepid, an aircraft carrier docked on the west side of Manhattan.
Top Beat the Streets youth wrestlers will take the mat showcasing their skills in exhibition matches beginning at 3:30 p.m. to start the evening. A new feature to be held is the PSAL Girls Freestyle Dual Meet Championships finals, featuring the two top New York City girl’s freestyle wrestling high school teams from the spring girl’s freestyle season. Then it’s Team USA vs. Iran and other guests at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Beat the Streets Gala Celebration.
The Beat the Streets competition requires a ticket for reserved seating in Times Square, but is an outdoor event. Pedestrians and non-ticket holders are encouraged to watch. Admission tickets may be bought in advance atwww.btsny.org ama 212.245.6570. A ticket is required for the Gala Celebration at the PlayStation Theater. More details are available athttp://www.btsny.org/gala.
The Gala Celebration will follow the wrestling competition. This unique and electrifying annual event helps Beat the Streets (BTS) raise significant funds to further its mission. Whether it’s providing a safe, constructive outlet for our urban youth, fighting childhood obesity, empowering women, or uniting entire nations, wrestling teaches persistence, furitaankii, and the value of working hard to achieve one’s goals, creates opportunities for personal and universal growth. BTS currently serve over 3,000 student-athletes every year.
"United In The Square,” Beat the Streets Matchups
In New York City, May 19, 2016
Women’s 53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Helen Maroulis (USA) vs. Samantha Stewart (Canada)
Women’s 75 kg/165 lbs.– Adeline Gray (USA) vs. Justina Di Stasio (Canada)
Fiiro: USA vs. Iran freestyle matches and featured Greco-Roman bout to be announced later.
Wrestling Schedule
3:30 p.m. – Beat the Streets Youth Exhibition Matches between 42nd and 43rd Streets
4:45 p.m. – New York City Girl’s Freestyle Dual Meet Championships Finals between 42nd and 43rd Streets
6:30 p.m. – World Class Wrestling: Team USA vs. Team Iran between 42nd and 43rd Streets
Followed by Gala Celebration
USA Wrestlers To Face Iran In Times Square In New York City May 19 In “United In The Square,” To Highlight Beat the Streets Gala Night
Select American Stars To Take On Iran in Olympic-level and Junior-level matches Youth Wrestlers and High School Girl Wrestlers Take The Mat; Gala Follows
NEW YORK– In what will be a highlight of the Olympic year in wrestling and has become a rite of spring in New York, Beat the Streets Wrestling, Inc. and USA Wrestling announced details of this year’s international competition, which returns to New York City’s Times Square on Thursday, May 19.
Competitors for Team USA, which will include 2016 Olympic team hopefuls, will compete in men’s freestyle against world power Iran, a preview of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. In addition to Olympic-level matches, four Junior-level matches will be featured, showcasing future world and Olympic-caliber talent.
Members of the U.S. Women’s Team and Greco-Roman Team are also expected to battle in some other featured bouts against international competition to be announced.
"I couldn’t be more excited. We have Iran and the USA battling for wrestling supremacy in Times Square; united in the idea that sports can bring change in young men and women and even in countries sometimes. It’s going to be pretty cool. An added plus is that Iran has the loudest and most passionate wrestling fans in the world. Ha ka maqnaan,” said Beat the Streets Chairman of the Board Mike Novogratz, the founder of these Gala competitions.
Billed as “United in the Square,” this will be the second time that Iran has been featured as part of the Beat the Streets Gala competition.
In 2013, the event dubbed “The Rumble on the Rails,” was hosted in historic Grand Central Terminal and featured dual meets between Team USA, Russia and Iran. Playing an important role in the international Keep Olympic Wrestling effort, this historic wrestling event gained international media coverage and helped wrestling retain its status on the Olympic Games program.
The world-class competition has been hosted in Times Square four previous times. In 2011, the United States defeated World Champion Russia, 5-2, the first sports event ever held in historic Times Square. In 2012, another U.S. vs. Russia dual meet was held in Times Square, along with the U.S. Olympic Team Wrestle-off for the 60 kg/132 lbs. position on the U.S. Olympic Team in men’s freestyle. In 2014, Team USA defeated a World All-Star Team in Times Square, 8-3. In 2015, “Salsa in the Square” featured a meeting between Team USA and Team Cuba in the three Olympic styles, held shortly after the historic change in USA and Cuban political relations.
This will be the seventh straight year in which a major international-style wrestling competition will be hosted as part of the Beat the Streets Gala activities. In 2010, an all-star challenge featuring top U.S. wrestlers was held on the USS Intrepid, an aircraft carrier docked on the west side of Manhattan.
Top Beat the Streets youth wrestlers will take the mat showcasing their skills in exhibition matches beginning at 3:30 p.m. to start the evening. A new feature will be held at the PSAL Girls Freestyle Dual Meet Championships finals, featuring the two top New York City girl’s freestyle wrestling high school teams from the spring girl’s freestyle season. Then it’s Team USA vs. Iran and other guests at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Beat the Streets Gala Celebration.
The USA vs. Iran dual requires a ticket for reserved seating in Times Square, but is an outdoor event. Pedestrians and non-ticket holders are encouraged to watch. Admission tickets may be bought in advance at www.btsny.org ama212.245.6570. A ticket is required for the Gala Celebration at the PlayStation Theater. More details are available at http://www.btsny.org/gala.
The Gala Celebration will follow the wrestling competition. This unique and electrifying annual event helps Beat the Streets (BTS) raise significant funds to further its mission. Whether it’s providing a safe, constructive outlet for our urban youth, fighting childhood obesity, empowering women, or uniting entire nations, wrestling teaches persistence, furitaankii, and the value of working hard to achieve one’s goals, creates opportunities for personal and universal growth. BTS currently serve over 3,000 student-athletes every year.
"United In The Square,” Beat the Streets Wrestling Schedule
In New York City, May 19, 2016
3:30 p.m. – Beat the Streets Youth Exhibition Matches between 42nd and 43rd Streets
4:45 p.m. – New York City Girl’s Freestyle Dual Meet Championships Finals between 42nd and 43rd Streets
6:30 p.m. – World Class Wrestling: Team USA vs. Team Iran between 42nd and 43rd Streets
Followed by Gala Celebration
About Beat the Streets
The mission of Beat the Streets is to develop the full human and athletic potential of the urban youth and to strengthen the culture of New York City wrestling. BTSW works directly with the New York City Department of Education in a public-private partnership to help New York City’s student-athletes achieve their personal and athletic goals. Through the operation of wrestling programs in middle and high schools in the five boroughs, BTSW and the DOE provide a safe, positive atmosphere in which disadvantaged and at-risk youth can learn the essential life skills of physical fitness, teamwork, and self-empowerment. The goal of fostering strong, dedicated, and optimistic kids is delivered through coaching, after-school programs, and summer camps. More information can be found at www.btsny.org.
About USA Wrestling
USA Wrestling is the National Governing Body for the Sport of Wrestling in the United States and, sida oo kale, is its representative to the United States Olympic Committee and United World Wrestling, xiriirka caalamiga ah legdinta. Si fudud, Musaaricadu USA waa urur dhexe in duwaha mashaariicda legdinta hiwaayadda dalka oo ka shaqeeya in la abuuro xiiso iyo ka qeybgalka barnaamijyada kuwan. It has over 220,000 members across the nation, boys and girls, men and women of all ages, representing all levels of the sport. Its president is James Ravannack, and its Executive Director is Rich Bender. More information can be found at TheMat.com
La dagaallama Network bandhigidda RFA 29: USA vs. Brazil LIVE this Friday, Aug. 21 at 10 p.m. IYO
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RFA 29 – USA vs. BRAZIL
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DHACDO MAIN:
RICKY Musgrave vs. Raoni BARCELOS
TITLE featherweight WORLD
CO-MAIN DHACDO:
Jordon Larson vs. ACKSON JUNIOR
ALSO FEATURING:
Jocelyn JONES-LYBARGER vs. KINBERLY NOVAES
Tababarayaasha sharafeedka:
ROBBIE LAWLER vs. LYOTO MACHIDA
JIMCAHA, AUGUST 21 NOOSHAHAY ON AXSTV
Degganaanta Pentagon Sanford ee Sioux Falls, SD
Tigidhada on Sale marayo Ticketmaster.com
Las Vegas, Nevada – Alliance Dagaal Qiyaame (RFA) Madaxweynaha Ed Soares ku dhawaaqay maanta in RFA 29 dagaalka koox ciyaari doonaa daradii rajada American top ka dhanka ah rajada sare Brazil, markii ay soo noqoto horumarinta MMA South Dakota bisha soo socota si ay u. Tababarayaasha sharaf noqon doonaa horyaalka welterweight hadda UFC Robbie Lawler (Kooxda USA) iyo UFC horyaalka hore light-culus Lyoto Machida (Kooxda Brazil). RFA 29 will be headlined with an RFA featherweight title fight between top-contenders Ricky Musgrave and Raoni Barcelos. Munaasabadan ayaa waxay qaadataa meel Friday, August 21 ee Pentagon Sanford ee Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Oo dhan kaarka ugu weyn ee la nool telefishanka doonaa oo dalka oo dhan ku TV AXS at 10 p.m. IYO / 7 p.m. PT.
“RFA 29 waxay yeelan doonaan USA a vs. Ra'yiga kooxda Brazil in ciyaari doonaa qaar ka mid ah rajada sare MMA ka dal kasta,” Sheegay Soares. “Robbie Lawler iyo Lyoto Machida noqon doona tababarayaasha sharaf koox kasta. Haddii ay dhacdo in ugu weyn, Ricky Musgrave iyo Raoni Barcelos sidoo kale kula tartami doono u featherweight horyaalka bannaan RFA. Kaarka oo dhan ayaa ku duceysanayaan oo ma sugi kartaa in aad aragto waxa ka dhaca RFA 29 on Friday, August 21.”
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Musgrave (14-4) waxaa fuushan la ruxruxo ahaan u badan ee hadda soo galay dagaalka title this. In uu kulan ugu dambeeyey, “Devil Spazmanian ayaa” dhaliyay xukuma hore TKO kaga badisay wareega ka badan afar jeer xoolaha UFC iyo jiu jitsu-suunka madow Alvin Robinson ee RFA 22 in January. Guushaan ayaa ka dhacay magaaladiisa Musgrave ee Colorado Springs, Colorado iyo kordhiyay oo isku xigta ku guuleystay ilaa afar dagaal oo xiriir ah. Xoreeyo hore. Ciidamada Rangers ayaa badisay lix ka mid ah toddobadii dagaal ka badan laba sano iyo badh la soo dhaafay oo uu diyaar u yahay in guriga keeno horyaalka ah oo uu lahaa inuu indhihiisa ku muddo.
“Waxaan weydiiyey, waayo,, Waxaan sugayay, waayo,, iyo hadda waxa ay ugu danbeyn halkaan,” Musgrave ayaa sheegay in uu ku saabsan horyaalka shot RFA. “Qof walba oo sharcigu qaban MMA ee Colorado Springs ku faraxsan yahay oo arrintan ku saabsan iyo jimicsiga wuxuu ku saabsan yahay in la khariiradda. Barcelos waa orgi kasta oo yar adag, Mial, iyo koox istaahila. Waxaan ahay ugu faraxsan si aad u hesho in ay jiraan oo la diriri doonaa.”
Barcelos (8-1) ayaa sidoo kale soo laabanaya RFA octagon cusub off kaalinta wareega gii hore. Guushaan ayaa yimid via Ko badan Qaybta hore badinin NCAA waxaan All-American Lagdamaaga Jamal Parks ee RFA 23 bishii Febraayo. Xumad waxa uu ahaa saddexaad ee Dynamo reer Brazil ee horumarinta wuxuuna ahaa awoodaan in ay soo bandhigto in uu xirfad fiican u-fekrado dhigay fashion ba'an. On top of xooggiisa Ko wayn, Barcelos waa heer caalami jiu jitsu-suunka madow in bilaabay tababarka “tahay qabow” aabihii, suunka madow-iyo-cas Laerte Barcelos, markii uu ahaa kaliya labo-sano jir. The Nova União standout now looks to add the RFA featherweight title to his lengthy list of athletic accomplishments.
“Aad ayaan ugu faraxsanahay in ay u dagaalamaan horyaalka RFA dunida ahay,” magabaaban Barcelos. “RFA waa dhacdo in ayaa muujinaya badan oo tayo dunida si aad u aragto. Hubi in la dagaalanka taas ayaan fursad u leeyihiin in la aqoonsan yahay, waayo, shaqo aan ahay. Waxa ay riyo run iyo sharaf in ay horyaalka ka mid ah ay dhacdo weyn sida RFA.”
Munaasabadan ayaa waxaa co-weyn ee RFA 29 ayaa ciyaari doona laba rajada welterweight MMA, kuwaas oo si deg deg ah soo baxa madaxda sare ee kala qaybsameen taariikh qoto dheer. Ta hore waxa weeye mid ka mid ah dagaalyahanada ugu jecel yahay ee gobolka of South Dakota. Taasi waxay noqon lahaa ma jiro aan ka ahayn Jordon Larson (6-1), oo ku dhashay kuna soo barbaaray Sioux Falls, laakiin hadda tababar ka mid ah Power MMA in Gilbert, Arizona. Larson ayaa qaataha laba ka mid ah ay u sarra loudest taariikhda RFA oo raadineysa uu saddexaadAugust 21. He will be tasked with facing Brazilian juggernaut Ackson Junior (5-0), kuwaas oo tababar oo ka mid ahaa ka socdeen X-Gym ee Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “Taangiga Russo” ayaa dagaal cajiib ah gudaha uu qaaradda guriga ee South America. Waxa uu joojiyay dhamaan shantii nin oo uu wajahay mid ka mid ah kuwa roonaadaan gaadhay in ka badan hal wareeg oo kaliya.
RFA 29 will also feature the biggest and most important women’s MMA bout to ever take place in the state of South Dakota. RFA fan favorite Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger (5-1) will be the female representative for Team USA. Jones-Lybarger has won all three of her fights in the RFA since making her debut for the promotion in 2014. The muuqday MMA shaybaarka raadin doonta iyada guushii afaraad ee iyadu dagaalamay ka yahay horumarinta gobolka duwan afaraad. Waxay la siiyay shaqo adag, which will see her clash with the highly-regarded Brazilian strawweight Kinberly Novaes (8-2). Novaes waa weeraryahan firfircoon in tababar hoos Cristiano UFC iyo PRIDE xoolaha Marcello at CM System in Curitiba, Brazil. Noaves waxaa laga yaabaa in sida ugu fiican u yaqaan for dhaliyay TKO guushii labaad wareega badan top-kaalinta bantamweight UFC Jessica Andrade in kaliya iyada dagaal xirfad saddexaad. Roonaadaan dheeraad ah ee RFA 29 – USA vs. Brazil ugu dhakhsaha badan lagu dhawaaqi doono. RFA 29 noqon doonaa dhacdada saddexaad horumarinta ee inuu ka dhaco “The State Mount Rushmore” of South Dakota tan gobolka ka horistaagi MMA xagaagii lasoo dhaafay. Oo dhan kaarka ugu weyn ee RFA 29 – USA vs. Brazil live la telefishanka doonaa oo heer qaran ah oo ku saabsan TV AXS at 10 p.m. IYO / 7 p.m. PT on Friday, August 21.
Fadlan booqo RFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. RFA is also on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram at RFAfighting, and Twitter at RFAfighting.
About RFA: RFA waa xirfad u qaadida isku qasan fanka legdinta in siinayaa xiddigaha kor iyo tartamaya hogaanka fursad si ay u caddeeyaan tayo taageerayaasha iyo madaxda warshadaha ee. RFA waxay soo bandhigaysaa dhacdooyinka live ee ku salysan bishiiba agagaarka Maraykanka oo ay ku jiraan Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver iyo Milwaukee. RFA loo arki karaa nool in ka badan 43 million guryaha wadanka oo dhan ay television heshiis la TV AXS. Iyada oo ku saleysan in Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA waa mid ka mid ah ururada MMA ugu firfircoon, uguna ixtiraamo ciyaaraha ugu dhaqsiyaha badan u koraya ee caalamka. (Shangeesle The, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, iyo sideed dhinac derin tartan iyo design qafis ka diiwaan gashan alaabooyinka laga leeyahay si gaar ah by Zuffa, LLC. All rights reserved).
About Dagaaladu AXS TV: AXS TV oo gaaf wareegaya waxay caan ku tahay adduunka aqoonsan yahay Martial Arts iyo Kickboxing dhacdooyinka Mixed ay Friday Night. Sida Home Wixii MMA Your, AXS TV isticmaali shabakad qaalina ah ee dalacsiiyo ama ka Maraykanka, Canada, iyo Europe. Iyo Asia in ay baahin karo dagaal ka badan LIVE badan network kasta television kale. “The Voice” Michael Schiavello iyo shan waqti MMA adduunka-champion Pat Miletich siiyaan daawadayaasha khabiir play-by-play, caymiska dagaalka qoto-dheer, iyo falanqaynta ballaaran in kaarka la dagaalanka kasta. AXS TV baahisaa dhacdooyin heer caalami LIVE dagaalka ka RFA, Yur, FC Legacy, iyo MFC habeen walba Friday at 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. IYO.
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Beat The Streets New York Announces Partnership With FloSports To Live Stream All Matches From Times Square
‘Salsa in the Square’ event to feature Team USA and Cuban National Team wrestlers in annual fundraiser
NEW YORK (May 12, 2015)– Beat the Streets New York (BTSNY) Executive Director, Jim Fallis announced today that BTSNY and FloSports will partner to live stream all the matches on May 21, in Times Square, as part of the annual fundraising Gala. Dhacdadani waxa ay sanadkan, “Salsa in the Square,” will feature Olympic wrestlers from Team USA and the Cuban national team. Prior to the Olympic matches, BTS youth will compete in match ups in freestyle, women’s freestyle and Greco.
“This is an historic partnership in that it is the first time that we will have a media partner that will stream all the matches and work hand in hand in the marketing of our event,” said Fallis. “As we grow and continue to provide more kids in New York City with the opportunity to beat the streets through wrestling, bringing our message to a larger audience will be critical. This partnership is a huge step in doing that and taking our event to the next level. I want to thank FloSports and all the people that made this possible and we look forward to the thousands of fans that will be able to enjoy live streaming of over 30 matches during the day.”
“We’re really excited to work with Beat the Streets New York to live stream this high-profile wrestling event,” FloSports CEO Martin Floreani said. “It’s a fantastic opportunity to highlight some really talented wrestlers and also to raise awareness for a non-profit that is doing excellent work with youth.”
Broadcasting will begin at 3:45 p.m. IYO on Thursday, May 21 on FloWrestling.com, with matches that will highlight wrestlers from Beat the Streets New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore. There will be five matches featuring girls and wrestlers from five different states.
During the Cuba vs USA match, BTSNY will present their annual outstanding awards to student athletes from the BTS program.
The lineup for the main event will be released shortly.
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ABOUT FLOSPORTS
FloSports, an innovative sports media and events company based in Austin, Texas, changes the way athletes and fans interact with their passion in sports. Focused on untapped sports markets historically neglected by traditional media, FloSports brings together fragmented communities and provides them the platform to connect with the sports they love through live streaming of premier events, original video programming, weekly studio shows, branded entertainment, and event creation and execution. FloSports is dedicated to growing and elevating these communities that share a deep commitment to the sports that matter to them at FloTrack.com, FloWrestling.com and Gymnastike.com
ABOUT BEAT THE STREETS
The mission of Beat the Streets is to develop the full human and athletic potential of the urban youth and to strengthen the culture of New York City wrestling. BTSW works directly with the New York City Department of Education in a public-private partnership to help New York City’s student-athletes achieve their personal and athletic goals. Through the operation of wrestling programs in middle and high schools in the five boroughs, BTSW and the DOE provide a safe, positive atmosphere in which disadvantaged and at-risk youth can learn the essential life skills of physical fitness, teamwork, and self-empowerment. The goal of fostering strong, dedicated, and optimistic kids is delivered through coaching, after-school programs, and mentoring. More information can be found at www.btsny.org.