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Nick Cassidy, Envision Racing, 1st position, Jake Dennis, Avalanche Andretti Formula E , 2nd position, Antonio Felix da Costa, TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team , 3rd position, Podium

Portland (Oregon) [USA], June 27: Envision Racing’s Nick Cassidy won an enthralling Southwire Portland E-Prix ahead of Avalanche Andretti Formula E Team driver Jake Dennis in second place, propelling the pair to the top of the world championship standings with Dennis leading Cassidy by a point. TAG Heuer Porsche’s António Félix da Costa finished third while just seven seconds split the first 17 cars at the flag.

Cassidy measured his race to perfection, starting from P10 on the grid as the 22-strong field jostled for superiority over the 32-lap race. It is the first time the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship has raced at the famed Portland International Raceway, and Formula E’s unique balancing act between energy efficiency and the outright pace came to the fore.

The strategic battle for the top spot was clear from the opening lap as positions and race leaders changed corner by corner in groups five and six wide at points, resulting in 403 passes during the race. 

Kiwi Cassidy led the way several times but got the better of da Costa, himself a race leader, on Lap 28 with the decisive move, only a few turns after the Portuguese had seized the initiative.

Cassidy first hit the front on Lap 3 while da Costa clambered through the pack from P8 to pile the pressure on the Envision Racing driver right to the flag but Cassidy held fast for a third win of Season 9.

Jake Dennis started in Julius Bär Pole Position and led the opening stages but couldn’t time his late-race charge as precisely as Cassidy, though he did manage to pass da Costa in the final lap to push the Portuguese into third. 

Going into the race, Pascal Wehrlein (TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team) was leading the Drivers’ standings by just one point ahead of Dennis. The German was fortunate to escape contact and come home in ninth, just inside the points at the chequered flag. Wehrlein sits in third on 136 points, trailing the leading pair of Dennis and Cassidy with 154 and 153 points, respectively.

On his 29th birthday, Mitch Evans (Jaguar TCS Racing) recovered from 20th on the grid to fourth – earning the ABB Driver of Progress Award for the most places gained in the race – and ensuring he remains in the title fight on 122 points with four races to come in Season 9.

Off the track, more than 20,000 attended the sold-out debut race for the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in Portland. Cheerleaders from the local NBA team, the Portland Trail Blazers, entertained fans, while first-year forward for the Trail Blazers Jabari Walker also enjoyed the race. Olympic champion skier Lindsey Vonn was embedded with the Jaguar TCS Racing team and experienced a high-speed electric lap of the track. 

American rapper, singer and fashion designer Jaden Smith unveiled his own unique livery design on a Formula E GEN3 race car – the fastest, lightest, most powerful and most efficient electric race car ever built – in the Allianz Fan Village before the race.

Jaden Smith said:

“I have such a connection with Formula E. I absolutely loved coming back for my second E-Prix, even more, being able to design my own GEN3 livery. It’s such an incredible platform to express myself and my passion for innovation. Seeing it come to life was unreal. I believe we all need to give back to the world and create our own sustainable future. That’s where Formula E is leading the charge. They prove it can be done in a thrilling way which showcases innovation, technology and outrageous racing. That’s really exciting to me. I’m all in. I can’t wait to be back.”

Nick Cassidy, No. 37, Envision Racing, said:

“It’s cool. I’ve had a good run in America the last couple of years. I love racing here. That race was fun. Look it’s close. The guys we’re racing are top. Jake did an amazing job in quali. I think he was unlucky to be starting on pole – today wasn’t the race to be doing that. And António in these races is always fantastic as well. It’s close, it’s fun, it’s Formula E.

“To be fair, I saw Mitch up with me at stages, I saw Seb, I saw Sam. And we all started far back. So credit to Jaguar and credit to Envision Racing. What a car, what a powertrain.”

Jake Dennis, No. 27, Avalanche Andretti Formula E, said:

“Yeah we had a good day. I think after the flag, I was a little bit disappointed just because of the way the race panned out. It was really, really difficult. Nevertheless, we got P2. There were some really difficult overtakes to be had. There are some guys fighting for the championship and other guys with nothing to lose. A race like today is all about risk. I just had to keep my powder dry and come home with an undamaged car, and I knew I could get a good result. To come home second, I think that’s three seconds in a row now, so I want to taste the win again in Rome. But we can be happy with a race like that – 400 overtakes – to come home with 18 points is good.

“Me and Nick are really fighting for the championship. It’s just who takes the most risk. Some of those moves on António were brave, and he did a really good job there. I obviously did António right on the last lap, and I just about got through. I’m looking forward to having that race behind me now and getting to Rome where it’ll be a bit more normal, and pole will actually be a benefit.”

António Félix da Costa, No. 13, TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team, said:

“When I came onto the track this morning, I was not expecting the turnout from all these guys. This is big. You guys like IndyCar. You like NASCAR. To see this support for Formula E is insane, so thanks for coming out. It’s really, really cool. 

“I thought that was a great show, to be honest – there was a lot going on. For the team and for myself in the car, I thought that was the right moment to go out to the front, but it turns out Nick was just a tiny bit more clever than us today, and Jake got us there at the end as well. I’m happy. A podium is always awesome. A solid day for me and for the team today. 

“Pascal – I’m not sure what’s going on now – but he was leading the championship going into the race. The goal was always to help him. I was waiting for him to come, and if he did come, I was going to be there to try to help him win this race. But I knew if he wasn’t there, then it was my turn to try to have a go at it, and that’s what we did. Unfortunately, we came just short, but it’s ok – a podium is always cool, and it’s going to be awesome to do it here with these guys.”

Rome is the next stop in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship with a doubleheader of races on Saturday, 15 July and Sunday, 16 July – Rounds 13 and 14 in the 16-race season – before the finale in London two weeks later. 

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New Delhi (India), June 22: Shubhangee Shelke represented team India in ICN (I Compete Natural) *International Natural Body Building* competition held in Seoul, South Korea in June 2023. She is a natural bodybuilder from Maharashtra, India, who bagged the “Ms Fitness International” title, winning the gold medal in the international bodybuilding competition.

In this competition, the best athletes were selected from all over the world. Ms Shubhangee was felicitated by the President of ICN in Seoul, South Korea.

Her fitness journey started during her B school days at Symbiosis International University with core driving forces of endless pursuit of self-betterment and motivation to explore the body’s natural potential. During the pandemic time, she decided to take her fitness game one notch higher and started preparing for a bodybuilding competition. She is a big promoter of natural, drug-free bodybuilding!

She had participated and won various titles in 6 bodybuilding competitions in the last year in regional and national championships, where most of the participants were professional athletes and senior coaches. This was her first international competition, where she won the gold medal in the Fitness Model category. 

Also, during her athlete journey, she realised that many people were under the impression that bodybuilding is a masculine game and not for women. She wanted to break that perception and create awareness about fitness and bodybuilding for everyone.

She believes with discipline and consistency, each of us can attain the desired level of fitness naturally, irrespective of age, race and ethnicity. She says, “If you believe in something wholeheartedly, you can achieve it!”

Interestingly, she also has a successful corporate career with a renowned global financial firm. She had been awarded “Top 10 Women Tech Leaders India 2023” and “Asia’s Top 100 Influential Women 2022” awards. Additionally, she is an ISAC (Information Sharing and Analysis Centre) ambassador for women in cybersecurity and is dedicated to raising awareness and being a qualified Cybercrime Intervention Officer and has assisted cybercrime victims in getting the necessary help and support. During her spare time, she loves to meditate and practice gratitude daily; it helps her to be focussed and mindful in the present moment. Apart from that, she loves reading; non-fiction and autobiographies are her favourite genre.

Balancing a full-time successful corporate career with a highly competitive bodybuilding fitness regime is definitely a challenge. To balance both fronts, a full-time demanding job and competition preparation were tricky at times; however, their drive for a better version and discipline kept her going.  Her focused approach, healthy lifestyle and belief in herself made it work through time. 

Her typical day starts with early morning workouts: 2 hrs a day, and she hits the gym 6 days a week. Post-workout, she switches gears to her corporate life. A typical workday ends late at night, and then, while winding down for bed, she chalks out the work and workout plan for the next day.

She always endeavours to give her best consistently in whatever she pursues on the professional and personal front. She is greatly influenced by the Bhagwat Geeta: as it quotes, you are only entitled to the action, never to its fruits. Her Mission 2024 target is to play more games internationally to strengthen the Team India brand globally.

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MyBranz, a dynamic and rapidly growing platform

New Delhi (India),  June 16: MyBranz, one of the rapidly growing product review and recommendation platforms for the fashion industry, has recently crossed a whopping 2500 active users, owing to an impressive 30 percent organic growth achieved within six months of product launch. Additionally, the platform has since Nov 2022 garnered over 5800 registered users who have turned to the easy-to-use interface of MyBranz to glean valuable peer insights into their perspective purchases related to clothes, skincare and beauty products.

About the brand milestone, an elated Janani Kumar, Founder & CEO of MyBranz, said, “ We at MyBranz are thrilled to have clocked this growth trajectory. The traction we have generated over the past six months attests to the value we strive to create for the consumer by understanding that in a market inundated with numerous products from diverse brands, and advertisements everywhere, the layperson needs a helping hand to navigate. Moreover, the milestone not only validates and bolsters our relentless pursuit of developing a seamless product reviewing process and review consumption process, and creating a community of honest, reliable and informed consumers but also further encourages.”

The insights of the CEO and Founder, Janani Kumar, have driven the product launch and laudable growth figures, mainly because MyBranz has made a splash amongst a diverse user base in India. The founder, a proud holder of an MBA from the U.S. with an in-depth understanding of the global markets, draws from her alma mater to tap into the needs of various demographics who have benefited from her platform, mainly due to its user-centric approach. 

The interface aside, the company’s unwavering commitment to incorporating user feedback to enhance the overall user experience is critical to MyBranz’s success. Moreover, complementing the unbiased reviews that benefit the customers, another appealing aspect of MyBranz is its series of customized product recommendations that reflect the buyers’ personality and consumption patterns and needs. 

In an age of connected devices and hyper-digitalization, the recommendations are meant to save users the trouble of browsing the vast internet landscape for viable options. Further, as a cherry atop the cake, which the reviews and recommendations are, comes the unique opportunity of unlocking exciting deals, discounts and offers the trusted MyBranz brand partners offer.

While sharing her views on brand growth, CEO Janani Kumar outlined the brand vision and shared her motivation behind founding the company. Janani reflected, “ As a company, our foremost preoccupation is to think like the consumer. Only then can one truly create something valuable. Before MyBranz came into existence, when I used to try to buy products, especially online, I often found a mismatch between the promised user experience and the real feel of the product. This problem seemed universal, thus prompting the inception of our company which boasts an unbiased platform where fellow users help each other to figure out the complex process of online shopping that today’s saturated market presents. We hope that in the future, too, we grow by manifolds, learning from the constant feedback we receive, facilitating consumers in making informed, peer-reviewed purchases.”

All in all, the growth trajectory that MyBranz has clocked attests to its superlative brand value and continual consumer-centric efforts by the company’s core team. As a result, in the coming years, the platform targets further expanding its user base, boosting user engagement, and forging more strategic brand partnerships, toward becoming one of the most trusted product review platforms and user resources globally.

For more information, please visit www.mybranz.com

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