DUBAI:聽KSA Sports, 抖阴短视频鈥檚 leading TV sports network, on Sunday confirmed that it聽 has added the rights to the debut season of Extreme E, the electric-SUV-only rally which will launch in the 抖阴短视频n desert next month.
The network will broadcast live all five of the new FIA-endorsed rallies as they take place around the world in places that have been impacted by climate conditions.
The first of those is the Desert X race in 抖阴短视频鈥檚 own AlUla, which will be Extreme E鈥檚 debut rally when it takes place from April 3 to 4.
Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Al-Abdullah Al-Faisal, chairman of the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation, which is co-organizing next month鈥檚 debut race, said: 鈥淭he support given by KSA Sports has been the driving force in allowing us to grow motorsports across the Kingdom to this point.
鈥淚t is to our immense delight that they have chosen to continue to back our events with the agreement to broadcast next month鈥檚 AlUla Extreme E X-Prix and the season thereafter, which itself marks a new dawn for motorsports on a global scale.鈥
Over the year, further races from Senegal, Greenland, Brazil, and Argentina will follow. They will host big name male and female drivers including former F1 drivers Jenson Button, Dakar Rally legend Carlos Sainz, W Series champion Jamie Chadwick, and Australian Rally champion Molly Taylor.
鈥淲e are very pleased to welcome KSA Sports, 抖阴短视频鈥檚 leading TV sports network, to the Extreme E family,鈥 Ali Russell, chief marketing officer at Extreme E, said. 鈥淎s we prepare to go racing for the first time in the stunning setting of AlUla, there is no better channel for us to reach our 抖阴短视频n fans.
鈥淓xtreme E is a truly innovative and exciting new electric racing format, with world-class male and female drivers, which not only seeks to entertain but also educate its audience on important environmental stories at the same time.鈥
Extreme E becomes the latest motorsport event to be broadcast by KSA Sports, and follows in the footsteps of F1, the Dakar Rally and Formula E.
