Dominic Thiem Named Austrian Athlete Of The Year 2020

US Open champion Dominic Thiem was named the Austrian Athlete of the Year for 2020. Thiem beat out football player David Alaba and Ski Jumping World Cup champion Stefan Kraft.

In his previous attempts to win the award, Thiem had finished twice behind skier Marcel Hirscher.  Only two other tennis players have won this award, which is typically won by skiers. Thomas Muster won the award in 1990 and 1995, and Jürgen Melzer won the award in 2010.

Thiem will be playing at the Nitto ATP Finals in London next week. This is the fifth time he has qualified for the year-end tournament.

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K-Swiss Adds Venus Williams As Ambassador

K-Swiss announced that Venus Williams will become an ambassador of the company.  As part of the partnership, EleVen, a brand owned by Williams will work with K-Swiss to create limited-edition footwear and apparel. 

In addition, she will become the face of the Club K-Swiss Campaign. The timing of the partnership announcement is interesting given that Venus Williams is 40 years old and she is not expected to play professionally for many years given her age.

K-Swiss is an American athletic shoe brand founded in 1966. It is currently owned by South Korean company E-Land World Limited and its creator Kevin Randall.

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