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Drone Racing League Extends Global Partnership With Allianz

Nicholas Horbaczewski has made one thing clear: drone racing will be a global sport. On Thursday, the Drone Racing League and founder Horbaczewski announced a five-year extension to their partnership with Allianz. The European financial services company originally linked up with the DRL last year, adding drone racing to a slate of sports sponsorships that includes […]

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Watch Aerones Make Droneboarding History By Pulling Four Snowboarders Simultaneously

With a futuristic combination of drone technology and snowboarding, the Latvian company Aerones is redefining extreme sports. Dubbed “droneboarding,” the burgeoning sport pairs skilled pilots with fearless athletes. Snowboarders hold onto a tow rope while a nine-foot long drone flies through the sky, pulling the riders across the frozen terrain. Almost one year ago to the day, Aerones published footage of snowboarder Kaspars Balamovskis being […]

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The Hydrone: The Future Of Sports Hydration

It’s 100+ degrees and you are at football practice. You are covered head-to-toe in pads and a helmet in the exhausting summer heat. As half of the team sprints over to the 8-headed sprinkler hydration system, the other half of the team is wishing someone, or something could bring them the cool, refreshing liquid. There has […]

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