Lynda Kiejko- Shooting for Rio

Lynda Kiejko is a competitive pistol shooter from Calgary, Canada. She is a 2016 Rio Olympian and is proud and excited to be representing Canada this summer. So far her campaign has reached 57% of her $12,000 total campaign goal with 26 days remaining. Lynda has big shoulders on which to climb because she is the third member of her family to become an Olympian. Lynda began her began her crowdfunding campaign so that she could bring together all her supporters across the country. She wanted to give anyone interested an opportunity to join her journey. This is her first...

Benoit Huot: Getting Sponsorship and Using Social media

We all need an athlete to look up to and Benoit Huot has been that athlete for Paralympic athletes in Canada. Not only has he brought Canada 9 Paralympic Games gold medals, he has also created the Benoit Huot foundation that among many things, seeks to help Paralympic student athletes. His athletic and non-athletic activities helped him land sponsors such as Visa, CIBC and Canadian Tire. To learn more about how he was able to achieve such success, I had a chance to ask him some questions. Below are some of his answers.Question: Who are some sponsors that have helped...

Muhammad Ali: The Transcendence of Sports

On Friday night the world learned of the tragic passing of Muhammad Ali. His fight against Parkinson’s disease came to an abrupt end in Phoenix. The world of sports was orphaned of one of its greatest icons. Few have ever rivaled Mohammed Ali’s stature in sports and few can claim the spot he had as a cultural icon really for the entire world. A truth too painful to admit would be that we might never see a person of his kind ever again. However, we remember him now as a legend athletically, socially and historically.Muhammad Ali was a World Heavyweight...

The Golden State Warriors: How to bring success as a team

Where it all begins Last Monday night the Golden State Warriors completed a comeback for the ages. Down 3-1 in the series against Oklahoma City Thunder, the Warriors won three games in a row. Those victories earned the team the opportunity to defend its NBA Championship against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson (otherwise known as “The Splash Brothers”) turned up big time, proving yet again they are a unique and powerful combination. MAKEACHAMP team campaigns also provide an opportunity for individual athletes to combine their efforts to get remarkable results.   While no one in the League compares...