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...

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...

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...

  My StoryI am not your average judoka, I am going to the Rio Olympics this summer and I am representing Ghana. This is my 3rd MAKEACHAMP campaign, so you can say crowdfunding is not new to me. I am the first female Olympic judoka in the country’s history. It’s funny because I am bringing two cultures together, my Hungarian side and my newly acquired Ghanaian side. I am discovering a whole new side of myself. Ghana is known for athletics and football, so judo is a new frontier. Ghana is growing and a country to watch out for sports wise....