{"id":254688,"date":"2026-05-25T06:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T10:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/fourth-annual-awards-recognize-the-best-in-sports-technology\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T06:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T10:10:08","slug":"fourth-annual-awards-recognize-the-best-in-sports-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/fourth-annual-awards-recognize-the-best-in-sports-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourth annual awards recognize the best in sports technology"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fourth annual awards recognize the best in sports technology<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.sportsbusinessjournal.com\/Articles\/2026\/05\/25\/fourth-annual-awards-recognize-the-best-in-sports-technology\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-25 06:02:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.sportsbusinessjournal.com<\/a><\/p>\n

For evidence of how robust the state of the sports technology industry is in 2026, look no further than last week\u2019s Sports Business Awards: Tech.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of executives congregated at the Hard Rock Hotel in Manhattan on May 18 to celebrate the fourth edition of these awards, which honor the industry\u2019s most impactful innovations of the year in categories including AI, venue operations, athlete performance and more.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s class featured 46 finalists across nine categories selected by Sports Business Journal\u2019s editorial team, with winners determined by an external panel of expert judges. The ever-expanding role of tech in sports \u2014 on the field and behind the scenes \u2014 was on display in the diverse set of honorees. The evening saw an AI data platform, smart insole maker and mixed-reality app recognized, among others. The Best Technology Collaboration award, which went to TGL for its full tech stack, was spread across 11 companies, proving the point made onstage by guest host Andrew Hawkins that \u201cinnovation does not happen in silos.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sports Technology of the Year: OneCourt <\/span>OneCourt co-founder
\nand COO Antyush
\nBollini accepted the
\nSports Technology of
\nYear award, reminding
\nthe audience of the
\nimportance of serving
\nfans who can\u2019t access
\nsports in a traditional
\nmanner. <\/span>(Keely Whipple) <\/span>\"\"Best in Fan Experience Technology: OneCourt <\/span>Antyush Bollini, co-founder and COO, OneCourt <\/span>(Marc Bryan-Brown) <\/span>\"\"Technology Executive of the Year <\/span>Chris
\nBenyarko, executive
\nvice president and head
\nof direct-to-consumer
\nproducts, technology
\nand operations, NBA <\/span>(Marc Bryan-Brown) <\/span>\"\"Next in Sports Tech: Rising Woman of the Year (Presented by Next League) <\/span>Darolyn Pierce, vice president of data, analytics and insights, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment <\/span>(Marc Bryan-Brown) <\/span>\"\"Best in Venue and Franchise Operations Technology: retailcloud <\/span>Kiran Shastri, enterprise
\naccount manager, retailcloud <\/span>(Keely Whipple) <\/span>\"\"Best Technology Collaboration: TGL presented by SoFi x TMRW Sports x CapTech x…<\/span>
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