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Castr Becomes Exclusive Technology Partner for First-Ever Virtual Pole Vault Championship

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The Olympics 2020 has been postponed until 2021—as we know for now. But this doesn’t mean all public sports activities are coming to a halt. Thanks to the joint effort between Castr’s livestreaming solution and the sports mask technology from Fine Hygienic Holding (FHH), an international pole vault championship is right around the (virtual) corner.

On August 17, FHH will leverage Castr’s livestreaming and multistreaming platform to broadcast the championship, “Who is the FINEst Pole Vaulter in the world?”. This event is organized by Fine Hygienic Holding—one of the world’s leading wellness enterprises and manufacturers of hygienic paper products and solutions.

With more than one million online spectators expected to tune into the livestream, Castr will provide our multistream service to broadcast the game on the organizer’s website, Facebook and YouTube at the same time. Castr’s video streaming solution for sports has helped engage fans all over the world via captivating high-definition, high-performance streams.

The pole vault competition (read: “a true preview for Tokyo 2021”) will welcome professional participants from all over the world—many of whom are international and Olympic-level athletes. They will be vaulting from their countries and the footage will be streamed live through Castr. These include Matt Ludwig (an Ohio-based 2020 US Indoor Champion in pole vault), Ernest Obiena (a Filipino, Olympics-trained pole vaulter who has broken international records), and Paweł Wojciechowski (2011 World Champion in athletics).

“In the wake of thousands of events worldwide have been inexorably canceled as the last resort, as a video streaming solution provider, we have the urge to keep such activities going on and bring them closer to the virtual viewers,” said Govinda Sunil, CEO of Castr.

Sunil continued, “We are humbled and excited to offer our multistreaming service and hosting servers to ensure an enjoyable game for the organizers and their sports fanatics at home.”

Castr’s video streaming solution for sports has helped engage fans all over the world via captivating high-definition, high-performance streams.

All participating athletes at the event will wear a Fine Guard Sports Mask throughout the competition. Fine Guard Sports Masks are clinically proven to kill 99.9% of viruses on contact and provide 100% protection. These are the only masks in the world endorsed by the Medical Wellness Association and Olympic athletes. They are also a perfect solution not only because of the superior protection but also breathability for athletes during rigorous activities.

The sports and entertainment industry have been heavily impacted by the coronavirus. And our people at both Castr and Fine Guard Sports Mask hope this initiative will help bring large-scale events to the home audience while we are all staying resilient in the new (ab)normal. The Finest Pole Vaulter will be live on the event website, Facebook Live, and YouTube live on August 17, 2020, 9:00 AM (EST) and 5:00 PM (Dubai time). For more details, visit the event page.

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