# @epicenterofwomenssports on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DY4rNxmOvNp
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65988937-epicenterofwomenssports-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/61a4fddbd1.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-05-28T14:26:46.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Epicenter Of Women’s Sports (@epicenterofwomenssports) — https://gondola.cc/epicenterofwomenssports

## Caption

🚨BIG NEWS🚨
 RAJ Sports and @nike are joining forces to bring back Epicenter Week 

August 19–23, 2026 | Portland, Oregon

Portland is cementing its place as the Global Epicenter of Women’s Sports — and this one week brings together the full stack: business leadership, professional sport, and community activations. 

Here’s what’s coming:

✨ The Gala — Evening of Impact and  creating meaningful connections, raising funds for community organizations, and turning a night of inspiration into real, lasting impact.

🎙️ The Epicenter: Women’s Global Sports Summit Hosted at The Philip H. Knight Campus — Nike’s global headquarters in Beaverton. An invitation-only forum bringing together executives, investors, athletes, and decision-makers building the next era of women’s sports. If you know, you know.

🏆 EmpowHER Awards Honoring the women and girls driving change across Portland and beyond — celebrating leaders across industries and showing the next generation what it looks like to be a powerful, changemaking woman.

🔑 Kaiser Permanente Performance Center Ribbon Cutting The first dual-sport performance center in the world built for professional female athletes. A $150M+ private investment. Built for her, from the ground up.

⚽️ Portland Thorns at Providence Park The most decorated club in NWSL history — 21,321 fans at their 2026 home opener, the largest in franchise history.

🏀 Portland Fire at Moda Center Their first ever WNBA season — 19,335 fans at their inaugural game, the largest debut crowd in WNBA expansion history.

More programming announcements coming all summer. Stay close. 

Portland. Where women’s sports is built. 
epicenterofwomenssports.com

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Portland Thorns FC | @ThornsFC | https://gondola.cc/ThornsFC | NWSL Team |
| Portland Fire | @portlandfirewnba | https://gondola.cc/portlandfirewnba | WNBA Team |
| Epicenter Of Women’s Sports | @epicenterofwomenssports | https://gondola.cc/epicenterofwomenssports | Sports Media Outlet |
| Nike | @nike | https://gondola.cc/nike | Sponsor |
| Erica Jo Messick | @EricaJoMessick | https://gondola.cc/EricaJoMessick | Videographer |
| Erica Jo Messick | @EricaJoMessick | https://gondola.cc/EricaJoMessick | Video Editor |
| Strange Light Sports | Erica Jo Messick | @strangelightsports | https://gondola.cc/strangelightsports | Video Editor |

## Tags

epicenterofwomenssports, wnba, portland, portlandfirewnba, portlandthorns, nwsl, everyonewatcheswomenssports

## Events

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