Quokka Sports to Deliver Immersive Online Coverage of the Volvo Ocean Race 2001-2002 and 2005-2006

„h Quokka Sports and Volvo Look to Build on Success of Earlier Coverage at http://www.volvooceanrace.org/

21 July 2000 ¡X London: Quokka Sports (NASDAQ: QKKA), a leading provider of sports entertainment for the digital world„§, announced today that it has acquired the exclusive Internet rights and been named the official provider of Internet coverage for the Volvo Ocean Race 2001-2002 and 2005-2006 (formerly The Whitbread). Quokka Sports pioneered digital interactive coverage of sailing with its online production of the 1997-1998 Whitbread Round the World Race. Quokka¡¦s coverage of that race reached more than 1.8 million unique visitors, tapping into new audiences and expanding the appeal of sailing as a world-wide spectator sport.

¡§The Volvo Ocean Race is one of the world¡¦s greatest sailing contests and is special to Quokka Sports for many reasons. This is the event that put us on the map as we worked to change the way the world experiences sailing,¡¨ said Alan Ramadan, president and CEO of Quokka Sports. ¡§Now, we can draw on our past experiences as well as our passion for sport to produce the most immersive coverage of this prestigious race.¡¨

Quokka Sports will draw upon its experience in covering sailing to create its signature immersive coverage for the Volvo Ocean Race 2001-2002, known as the ¡¥Mount Everest of sailing¡¦. Every step of the way during the 32,250 nautical-mile race, Quokka Sports will capture emails, photos, and video from the athlete perspective, as well as provide up-to-the-minute telemetry and weather statistics at VolvoOceanRace.org. Quokka Sports will package this content in an attempt to deliver the richest, most complete experience available online for sailing and adventure enthusiasts.

In September 2001, sailing and sport fans around the world can watch as the Volvo Ocean Race competitors gather in Southampton, United Kingdom, before beginning the nine-month race that will circumnavigate the globe, stopping in nine countries on five continents.

¡§We are pleased to be working with Quokka Sports again. Quokka¡¦s unsurpassed sailing coverage connects sailors and their fans like never before,¡¨ commented Helge Alten, Chief Executive of The Volvo Ocean Race. ¡§Building on the success of the site for the last race, we hope to continue bringing the excitement of ocean racing back to the world via the words and views of the sailors themselves.¡¨

About The Volvo Ocean Race
The Volvo Ocean Race is the world¡¦s premier ocean race and is now Volvo¡¦s flagship sponsorship. The race will start from Southampton, England, on 23 September 2001. It will take the fleet 32,250 nautical miles around the world, across four different oceans, making 10 stopovers in nine different countries. The competitors are fully professional racing crews sailing high-tech Grand Prix Volvo Ocean 60 yachts.

About Quokka Sports
Quokka Sports creates complete interactive sports experiences that fulfil the passions of sports enthusiasts world-wide. Quokka Sports leverages digital technology to offer rich, immersive presentations that include live event coverage, news and information, audio and text dispatches from athletes, games, community forums, and premium shopping. The Quokka Sports Network (Quokka.com) is comprised of several sport verticals that feature some of the world¡¦s premier sporting properties. These include Sailing (americascup.org, btchallenge.com), Motor Racing (CART.com, motograndprix.com), Golf (golf.com), Action Sports (mountainzone.com coverage of skiing, climbing, hiking, snowboarding, adventure racing and mountain biking) and current coverage of 35 Olympic sports through NBCOlympics.com. Quokka Sports develops its content for a broad range of digital platforms from narrowband and broadband Internet to wireless and converged devices. Quokka Sports' innovative sports entertainment productions are enabled by Quokka Performance Team members Compaq Computer Corporation, Computer Associates International, Inc. and Intel Corporation.




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