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The Swatch Skiers Cup, a freestyle skiing equivalent to the...
The Swatch Skiers Cup, a freestyle skiing equivalent to the Ryder Cup of golfing, is being launched this year. Eight freestyle skiers from the U.S. will compete with eight European freestyle skiers in Valle Nevado, Chile, on Sept. 5-12. Just like in the Ryder Cup, one skier from each continent ...
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Building on the success of the Surfing China organization and...
Building on the success of the Surfing China organization and the China Action Sports Exhibition trade show, a group of action sports companies operating in China have formed a trade association, called S3 for Surf, Skate, Snow. One of aims is to raise participation in action and board sports. S3 ...
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Roger Zeng, president of the China Outdoor Retailers Association (CORA),...
Roger Zeng, president of the China Outdoor Retailers Association (CORA), will be among the speakers featured at the European Outdoor Industry Forum in Annecy next Oct. 11-12, complementing presentations by Mark Held and Frank Hugelmeyer, who run the European Outdoor Group (EOG) and the U.S. Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), respectively. ...
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The organizers of the European Outdoor Forum have announced that...
The organizers of the European Outdoor Forum have announced that Alex Stiler, the author of “X Play Nation,” will appear at the event to give a presentation on how to capture the youth market. He will take the example of how action sports have made themselves appealing to young people ...
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Forty suppliers exhibitors showed at the latest trade show of...
Forty suppliers exhibitors showed at the latest trade show of ISRA, the Irish buying group, including Harrows, Ridge 53, Reusch, Mizuno, Asics, Fitness-Mad, Precision Training and Wacky Sox. The event, held July 11-12 in Killenard, drew 30 retailers. John Riordan, ISRA's coordinator, said that the number of orders placed at ...
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Heiner Oberrauch, president of the Salewa/Oberalp group, will be the...
Heiner Oberrauch, president of the Salewa/Oberalp group, will be the keynote speaker at a dinner sponsored by Ispo during the European Outdoor Forum, scheduled to be held in Annecy, France, on Oct. 11-12. Like last year, where the keynote speaker was Paul Petzl, the dinner will take place on a ...
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GBsport TV, a free digital sports channel that will stream...
GBsport TV, a free digital sports channel that will stream sports live in the U.K., is preparing to launch in September. The channel has the backing of the sports production company Input Media; the brand engagement specialist Kameleon; the Telegraph Media Group; and Convers Sports Initiatives, a fast-growing sports, media ...
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Sports, tourism and sporting goods industry officials in Munich, Germany,...
Sports, tourism and sporting goods industry officials in Munich, Germany, and Annecy, France, were sad to hear that Pyeongchang has been chosen to host the Winter Olympic Games in 2018. The South Korean city got 63 out of the 95 votes cast at a session of the International Olympic Committee ...
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The International Olympic Committee has added three new events that...
The International Olympic Committee has added three new events that will make their debuts at the 2014 Winter Olympics: slopestyle skiing, slopestyle snowboarding and snowboarding parallel slalom. These come on top of halfpipe skiing and women's ski jumping, which the committee added in April. The executive board of the IOC ...
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry has published...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry has published the branding guidelines for the 2012 London Olympic Games on its website. They cover general definitions, principles and their specific implementations for all kinds of product categories. They will apply to all the athletes, officials and other persons accredited to ...
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The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry has extended...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry has extended its partnership with Messe München, organizer of Ispo, so that the federation's members will continue to benefit from the tie-up. The agreement encompasses the Ispo fairs in Munich and Bejing, Bike Expo, Golf Europe and Sports Source Europe.
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Two new industry meetings are to take place in France...
Two new industry meetings are to take place in France this summer for companies in the board sports business. To be held in Biarritz at the start of July, B.A.S.E. Workshop consists of four buying days for boardsports apparel and footwear, with about 200 brands represented. Organized by Brotherhood Communication, ...
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Asia Bike, which will be integrated into the Asia Outdoor...
Asia Bike, which will be integrated into the Asia Outdoor fair for its inaugural edition in Nanjing at the end of July, will thereafter become independent and be held after the Eurobike show in Friedrichshafen. The first show of its kind in China, Asia Bike is expected to draw about ...
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The association of the German sporting goods industry (BSI) has...
The association of the German sporting goods industry (BSI) has awarded its gold honor to Manfred Wutzlhofer, the retired chief of Messe München, the organizer of the Ispo trade fair. Wutzlhofer received the award for his outstanding services to the industry. The BSI pointed out that Messe München consistently supported ...
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MyStromer from Switzerland is the overall winner of the second...
MyStromer from Switzerland is the overall winner of the second BrandNew Award of Bike Expo Munich, for an e-bike with a fully integrated battery system: Hidden in the frame of the bicycle, it may be exchanged conveniently with one press of a button. Energy is recovered during braking, yielding increased ...
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The European Boardsports Industry Manufacturers Association (Eurosima), the Surfrider Foundation...
The European Boardsports Industry Manufacturers Association (Eurosima), the Surfrider Foundation and SAS, two organizations dedicated to the protection of the environment, are holding International Surfing Day on June 19, with more than 180 events on beaches around the world
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Alain Sevellec, founder of the former Glissexpo fair, and Rémi...
Alain Sevellec, founder of the former Glissexpo fair, and Rémi Bertoche, a surfer and artist who founded Freesurfing Magazine, are going to organize a new European boardsports exhibition focusing on hardware with the blessing of EuroSIMA, the European surf industry association. Called Salon des Glisseurs, it will be held in ...
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GLM Shows/DMG Events, which produces the Surf Expo fair in...
GLM Shows/DMG Events, which produces the Surf Expo fair in Orlando, Florida, twice a year, is announcing the organization of a new show, Action Sports Asia, to be held in Singapore on April 13-15, 2012. It will be co-located with Asia Dive Expo, which already draws more than 21,000 participants ...
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EuroSIMA, the European Boardsports Industry Manufacturers Association, is getting ready...
EuroSIMA, the European Boardsports Industry Manufacturers Association, is getting ready for this year's Surf Summit, where leaders and staff of European boardsports companies will come together for conferences, discussions and meetings, as well as a surf session. It is slated for Oct. 5 and 6 at the Casino in Hossegor, ...
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The European Outdoor Forum, which was held in Annecy, France,...
The European Outdoor Forum, which was held in Annecy, France, last year, will continue. The next event is set for October 11-12. After last year's success with some 220 attendants from mainly France, the German-speaking countries, the U.K., the U.S., the Netherlands and Italy, this year's conference will feature speakers ...
