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February 22, 2021

Bal Harbour, FL, Feb. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sports Ventures Acquisition Corp. (the Company) announced today that, commencing February 26, 2021, holders of the 23,000,000 units sold in the Companys initial public offering may elect to separately trade the Companys ClassA ordinary shares and warrants included in the units. ClassA ordinary shares and warrants that are separated will trade on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the symbols AKIC and AKICW, respectively. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. Those units not separated will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the symbol AKICU. Holders of units will need to have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company's transfer agent, in order to separate the units into Class A ordinary shares and warrants.

Sports Ventures Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. While the Company may pursue a business combination target in any business or industry, the Company intends to focus its search on companies with operations or prospective operations in the sports, media and entertainment sectors. The Company is led by Chief Executive Officer, Alan Kestenbaum, Chief Financial Officer and President, Robert Tilliss, and Chief Operating Officer, Daniel Strauss.

The units were initially offered by the Company in an underwritten offering. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. acted as sole book running manager of the offering. A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with, and declared effective by, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on January 5, 2021.This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements, including with respect to the Companys search for an initial business combination. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Companys registration statement for the initial public offering filed with the SEC. Copies are available on the SECs website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

Contact

Daniel Strauss Sports Ventures Acquisition Corp. 786-650-0074contact@sportsventuresacq.com