Communities in the sporting goods industry – Page 3
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News briefsFIFA partners with ANOCA to create 50 pitches in Africa
The new football pitches will be located at Olympafrica Centers, which promote sport and Olympic values among young Africans.
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News briefsNew Balance Foundation and Beyond Sport launch Futures in Motion development program
The new international initiative is designed to strengthen youth wellbeing, education and career opportunities through sport.
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News briefsSwiss brand On launches the On Triathlon Academy
The program is also supported by bicycle brand Canyon and triathlon and open water swim product brand Sailfish, to leverage each brand’s strengths and provide young athletes with the tools they need.
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News briefsYKK has won The Orange Innovation Award 2024
YKK was praised for its efforts to develop products that help dementia patients.
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ArticleIOC to elect new President – Read our candidate profiles
During the International Olympic Committee (IOC) session on March 18-21 IOC will elect a new President. SGI Europe tells every candidate’s story.
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ArticleSGI Europe’s IOC election series: Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. – The heir
Samaranch Jr. has no history of his own in athletics, but a lot of people in the sports industry remember his father.
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ArticleIt took 131 years – Kirsty Coventry becomes IOC’s first female President
The former world-class swimmer is the first woman to be President of the International Olympic Committee.
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ArticleSGI Europe’s IOC election series: Morinari Watanabe – The coach
The candidate from Japan thinks the Olympics should be held on five continents simultaneously.
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ArticleSGI Europe’s IOC election series: Feisal Al Hussein – The inside prince
The former wrestler and co-driver in the Jordan rally wants to be first over the finish line of the IOC presidency.
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ArticleSGI Europe’s IOC election series: Johan Eliasch – The expatriate
The former owner and CEO of Head holds degrees in both economics and engineering from Stockholm University and the Royal Institute of Technology.
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ArticleSGI Europe’s IOC election series: David Lappartient – The election kid
The Frenchman, who has been President of the International Cycling Union (UCI) since 2013, is devoted to cycling. Now he wants to don the yellow jersey of IOC.
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ArticleSGI Europe’s IOC election series: Sebastian Newbold Coe – The running Tory
The two-time Olympic gold medalist, who has been the President of World Athletics since 2015, wants to engage the young, so that they too can dream of becoming Olympians.
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ArticleA balancing act for the industry – WFSGI and McKinsey report of 2025
The report identifies physical inactivity as a market with potential for sporting goods companies.
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News briefsWorld Boxing gets provisional IOC recognition
World Boxing was publicly launched in April 2023.
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C-Suite InterviewWFSGI CEO Emma Zwiebler: “We are focused on unlocking the potential in the industry”
Emma Zwiebler reflects on her first year as CEO of WFSGI.
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News briefsStrava unveils global winners of its inaugural Metro for Academic Researchers Program
Teaser: The ten projects, revolving around the use of Strava Metro, have been chosen across Europe, North America and Asia/Oceania.
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News briefsNike unveils the new Swoosh TC distance-running network
Swoosh TC will initially consist of clubs in Utah, Oregon and Arizona.
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News briefsPadel gets official recognition from the International University Sports Federation (FISU)
The sport of padel, which has been experiencing rapid growth across continents, will be further integrated into the international university sports movement.
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News briefsAfter US, Argentina to pull out of WHO
Argentina will be leaving the World Health Organization (WHO), president Milei has said, partly because he blames the organization for the Covid lockdowns.
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News briefsLuhta has been awarded the ESG Transparency Award 2024
Finnish Luhta achieved the highest excellence class level in the evaluation and was awarded the Leading Companies Prize as the winner in its category.
