The CrossFit Games Broadcast: An Academic Perspective

August 30, 2023 by
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The broadcast of the 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games caused quite a stir. From an eleventh hour ESPN partnership announcement to the outcry over the fixed camera livestream of the Adaptive and Age-Group divisions. During the Games week, the broadcast became a topic of conversation, almost as much as the Games themselves.

To weigh in on the controversy and share their own research in the field of CrossFit broadcasting, the Morning Chalk Up sat down with an expert in sports broadcasting and livestreaming, Dr. Sarah Wymer, a Lecturer at Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia. 

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