Finalists for Sport Industry Awards 2011

Finalists in the Virgin Active Sport Industry Awards for 2011 have been officially released. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony at Emperors Palace in Ekurhuleni on 17 February 2011.

2 Nov 2010

Category	Finalists
Best Sponsorship of a Sport Event or Competition	Absa - Absa Cape Epic
	Absa - Absa Currie Cup 2009
	Hyundai - Hyundai FIFA World Cup Programme
	MTN - MTN Sponsorship of the 2010 FIFA World Cup
	MTN - MTN8 Wafa Wafa
	Nedbank - Nedbank Cup Soccer Sponsorship
Best Sponsorship of a Sport Team or Individual
Sponsored by Neo Africa	Absa & Castle Lager - Bafana Bafana
	Chevrolet - Chevrolet Warriors
	Nike - Lead With Our Players
	Sasol - Sasol Springbok Team Sponsorship
Best Use of PR in a Sport Campaign	Blue Bulls - We (Bulls) are marching to Orlando
	Mercedes Benz - Driving Bafana Bafana
	MTN - Last Fan Standing
	Nike - FTC Soweto PR Launch
	Powerade - The Powerade Race for the River
	Southern Sun - United We Shall Stand
The Virgin Unite Corporate Social Responsibility in Sport Award	adidas - FIFA Ticket Fund
	Dreamfields - Dreamfields Project
	MTN - MTN Qhubeka Partnership
	Nike - Nike (Red) Lace Up. Save Lives.
	SuperSport - Let's Play
	The Sharks - Don't Drink and Drive
Technological Innovation in Sport Award
Sponsored by EA Sports	Nike - Nike Innovation
	Sony - 3Dworld Created by Sony
	Vodacom - Fan Cam 'Fly Your Flag' World Record Attempt
	Vodacom - Vodacom Player 23 Coach Call
Best Grassroots Development Programme	HI-TEC - Martin Dreyer 'Change a life' Academy
	Nestlé - Nestlé Milo Champions U-13
	Nike - Elite Training Grassroots Programme
	SARU - TAG Rugby Tackle Safety Programme
Best Use of Digital Communications in Sport	Club Newlands & Western Province - Club Newlands
	HI-TEC - Liquid Mountaineering
	Nike - Write the Headline
	SARU - Going Public
	Vodacom - Vodacom Stormers 'Global Storming'
Best TV Sport Commercial	Nedbank - Nedbank Cup Soccer
	Nike - Write the Future
	SuperSport - FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010
	Vodacom - Join the Voice Behind Bafana Bafana
Virgin Atlantic Sport Team of the Year	Chevrolet Warriors
	MTN Energade Pro Cycling Team
	Kaizer Chiefs
	Western Province Stormers Rugby
Sport Brand of the Year
Sponsored by IFM Sports Marketing Surveys	Big-Ball
	Blue Bulls
	Nike
	The Sharks
Best Integrated Sport Marketing Campaign
Sponsored by Prosport International	adidas - Unite Mzansi Unite
	KFC - KFC Champions Box
	Nike - Game Changers
	SARU - Bokkie
	Southern Sun - United We Shall Stand
	Standard Bank - Standard Bank Pro20 Series
Sport Agency of the Year	Exp South Africa
	Matchworld
	Maverick Experience Exhilarator
	Octagon Marketing
	Playmakers Sponsorship
	The Flagship
	Treble Group