News Briefs – Page 433
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In collaboration with Polartec, Kjus launched a cooling polo shirt...
In collaboration with Polartec, Kjus launched a cooling polo shirt for golf this month. The Kjus Sami Polo is made with Polartec Delta, a fabric that incorporates recycled fibers and a sun protection screen. The four-way-stretch fabric combines recycled polyester, Tencel and elastane fibers. Kjus is part of LK International, a ...
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Daiwa celebrated its 60th birthday at the recent Efttex show...
Daiwa celebrated its 60th birthday at the recent Efttex show in Amsterdam by winning three first places for the Best New Product with its newest fishing reels. Other winners were Rapala VMC and R.L. Winston.
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Speedo USA, a division of PVH Corp., has announced that...
Speedo USA, a division of PVH Corp., has announced that Caeleb Dressel has joined Team Speedo USA. The deal marks Dressel's first endorsement since becoming a professional swimmer earlier this year. The American athlete is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and seven-time FINA World Championships gold medalist. According to Speedo's ...
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Dwyane Wade has signed a lifetime contract with Li-Ning, the...
Dwyane Wade has signed a lifetime contract with Li-Ning, the Chinese brand which he has represented since 2012. The finalization of the deal coincided with the launch of his latest shoe, the “Way of Wade 7,” at an event in Beijing on July 18. Prior to Li-Ning, the three-time NBA ...
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Asics has announced a sponsorship deal with Zhang Shuai, China's...
Asics has announced a sponsorship deal with Zhang Shuai, China's number one female tennis player. She is currently ranked as the 30th best female player in the world in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Zhang made her debut as an Asics-sponsored athlete at the most recent Wimbledon tournament.
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Reebok has unveiled Danai Gurira as its latest ambassador. Gurira...
Reebok has unveiled Danai Gurira as its latest ambassador. Gurira will join the brand's ongoing “Be More Human” campaign. The American actress and playwright is best known for her role as Michonne in “The Walking Dead,” a TV horror drama series based on the comic book series of the same ...
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Moncler has presented 19 stars from different countries for its...
Moncler has presented 19 stars from different countries for its autumn/winter 2018/19 fashion campaign. For its new “Moncler Beyond” campaign, the luxury brand has recruited Millie Bobby Brown, best known for her role in Netflix' series Stranger Things. Among the other names are Bebe Vio, the Italian wheelchair fencer and ...
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Asics has signed an agreement with the International Paralympic Committee,...
Asics has signed an agreement with the International Paralympic Committee, IPC, to become its official supplier until the end of 2020. As part of the agreement, Asics will supply official sportswear and footwear for the IPC as well as independent Paralympic teams at official events. In 2019, the agreement will ...
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Puma and the Borussia Mönchengladbach football team in Germany had...
Puma and the Borussia Mönchengladbach football team in Germany had to abruptly interrupt sales of the Bundesliga team's replica jerseys shortly after their launch earlier this month, due to an issue with the material in some of the products. Puma said it would provide new shirts to restart sales as ...
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After nine successful years at Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo's somewhat...
After nine successful years at Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo's somewhat unexpected move to Juventus Turin for an estimated €100 million during the World Cup is delivering quick cash for the Italian club and its official supplier, Adidas. Reportedly, the German brand sold 20,000 replica shirts personalized with the Portuguese striker's ...
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Uhlsport's Kempa brand has become the new official supplier of...
Uhlsport's Kempa brand has become the new official supplier of the HC Erlangen handball team, which is currently the only Bavarian team competing in the first division of the German Handball League. Separately, Kempa recently became the official supplier of the German Wrestlers Association.
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Macron is going to replace Nike as the technical sponsor...
Macron is going to replace Nike as the technical sponsor of Lech Poznan for the next five years, starting with the 2018/19 season. Locally known as the “holejarze,” the football team's club has been the property of the Polish Railways for many years.
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The July 5-7 edition of Ispo Shanghai attracted over 14,500...
The July 5-7 edition of Ispo Shanghai attracted over 14,500 visitors, four percent more than one year ago. The organizers estimate that nearly half of the visitors to the show tend to come from the retail and distribution segment, and that more than 80 percent of them are decision-makers. A ...
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Messe München says that its Ispo Digitize Summit attracted a...
Messe München says that its Ispo Digitize Summit attracted a total of 443 participants, 20 percent from outside Germany, at its first edition outside the Ispo show in Munich last June 28 and 29. We plan to report on some of the highlights in a forthcoming edition of SGI Europe. ...
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Changing their minds, the organizers of the Eurobike show in...
Changing their minds, the organizers of the Eurobike show in Friedrichshafen have decided to take it back to its older end-of-season schedule. Messe Friedrichshafen had proposed to stage the show next year from July 31 to Aug. 3, but it gave in to the requests for later dates by Shimano ...
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Amer Sports' headquarters in Helsinki significantly reduced its carbon emissions...
Amer Sports' headquarters in Helsinki significantly reduced its carbon emissions last year. The largest reductions in greenhouse gas emissions were achieved by cutting flights and electricity consumption, the company said. The office building is now a certified WWF Green Office.
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Adidas has pledged to use only recycled plastic by 2024....
Adidas has pledged to use only recycled plastic by 2024. The announcement was first reported by the Financial Times. The company uses virgin plastic for a number of its products, including T-shirts, sports bras and many others, as this material is lightweight and dries quickly. Meanwhile, the sporting goods giant ...
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Decathlon has pledged to have all textile products sold in...
Decathlon has pledged to have all textile products sold in France made from 100 percent more sustainable polyester by the end of 2021. The global sporting goods retailer intends to increase its use of recycled polyester, dope-dyed virgin polyester, and dope-dyed recycled polyester. The commitment is outlined in Decathlon's latest ...
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About 20,000 children and teenagers were able to benefit from...
About 20,000 children and teenagers were able to benefit from the Swiss Go Snow association's services in the past winter season. It facilitated 22,000 overnight stays in 133 lodgings. Go Snow is a Swiss non-profit organization that offers schools and teachers information, training materials as well as organized ski trips ...
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DW Fitness First has launched a summer campaign to promote...
DW Fitness First has launched a summer campaign to promote family fitness in the U.K., called The School Run. The initiative is to encourage parents to get active with their kids. The company has also launched a new family fitness guide, with exercise routines specifically designed to keep children entertained ...
