diff --git a/services/generate-xmltv.ts b/services/generate-xmltv.ts
index c7fd221..b4c9427 100644
--- a/services/generate-xmltv.ts
+++ b/services/generate-xmltv.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,23 @@ import moment from 'moment';
 
 import { db } from './database';
 
+const formatCategories = categories => {
+  const tagList = [];
+  for (const category of categories){
+    tagList.push({
+      category: [
+        {
+          _attr: {
+            'lang': 'en',
+          },
+        },
+        category
+      ]
+    });
+  }
+  return tagList;
+}
+
 export const generateXml = async (numChannels: number, startChannel: number) => {
   const wrap: any = {
     tv: [
@@ -81,9 +98,10 @@ export const generateXml = async (numChannels: number, startChannel: number) =>
             },
           ],
         },
+        ...formatCategories((entry as any).categories)
       ],
     });
   }
 
   return xml(wrap);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/services/get-events.ts b/services/get-events.ts
index 16203fd..a567fda 100644
--- a/services/get-events.ts
+++ b/services/get-events.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,16 @@ import moment from 'moment';
 
 import { db } from './database';
 
+const parseCategories = event => {
+  const categories = ['Sports'];
+  for (const classifier of [event.category, event.subcategory, event.sport, event.league]){
+    if (classifier !== null && classifier.name !== null){
+      categories.push(classifier.name);
+    }
+  }
+  return [...new Set(categories)];
+}
+
 const parseAirings = async events => {
   for (const event of events) {
     const entryExists = await db.entries.findOne({id: event.id});
@@ -18,6 +28,7 @@ const parseAirings = async events => {
         end: moment(event.startDateTime).add(event.duration, 'seconds').valueOf(),
         feed: event.feedName,
         image: event.image?.url,
+        categories: parseCategories(event)
       });
     }
   }