EVENTS – Page 41
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Eurobike suffered a 7 percent drop in the total number...
Eurobike suffered a 7 percent drop in the total number of daily visits by professionals, down to 42,720, at its 25th edition held in Friedrichshafen last month. A stronger decline was recorded among German trade visitors. The number of daily visits by consumers grew by 14,000 to 34,400 because of ...
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The organizers of the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market have started...
The organizers of the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market have started discussing the idea of an agreement with Snowsports Industries of America, which organizes the SIA snow show in Denver. The idea is that Outdoor Retailer would hold a softgoods-only show in Salt Lake City in November, starting in 2017, while ...
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EFFTA, the European fishing tackle industry association, confirms that Budapest...
EFFTA, the European fishing tackle industry association, confirms that Budapest will be the venue for its annual EFTTEX show next year, followed by Amsterdam in 2018, and that it is looking at other potential venues for 2019 and 2020. Reportedly, exhibitors prefer Amsterdam, but the organizers indicate that it is ...
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved on Aug. 3 five...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved on Aug. 3 five new sports for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The 2020 Games will include skateboarding, surfing, karate, climbing and baseball/softball. These will not replace any of the 28 sports already on the schedule, and the athlete and event quotas of ...
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Nine leading sports brands worked together to supply free competition...
Nine leading sports brands worked together to supply free competition gear to hundreds of athletes at the Rio Olympics, under the first NOC Competition Uniform Support Programme. As described earlier this year, the partnership led by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) ...
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Ispo Shanghai confirmed itself as multi-segment sporting goods show in...
Ispo Shanghai confirmed itself as multi-segment sporting goods show in the Asian market. The number of brands exhibiting at the second edition of the fair, which took place on July 6-8, increased by 32 percent to 470 companies representing about 500 labels. However, the number of visitors declined from nearly ...
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Ispo has launched a new job portal for the international...
Ispo has launched a new job portal for the international sports business. “Ispo Job Market” is an extension of Ispo's broad service portfolio. The new cross-segment portal is already online at www.ispo.com/jobs. In addition, Ispo will be offering employers a dedicated recruitment service, in partnership with Sportyjob and AG Sport ...
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Bike Europe will be holding its first conference on supply...
Bike Europe will be holding its first conference on supply chain flexibility on Aug. 30, the day before the opening of Eurobike 2016, which will run from Aug. 31 to Sept. 4 in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The new conference, which is entitled “Supply Chain – Increased Speed to Market Conference,” will ...
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Ispo Munich will present a totally new concept, called Polygon,...
Ispo Munich will present a totally new concept, called Polygon, for the action sports community next year. Standardized booths will be offered in four sizes. Focusing on skateboarding and snowboarding, they will see their height adjusted to provide a clear and open view of the whole action sports community in ...
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High-tech innovation, digitalization and robotics will be in focus at...
High-tech innovation, digitalization and robotics will be in focus at the Manufacturers Forum organized for the fourth time by the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI), to be held on November 15-16 in Taichung, Taiwan. The forum will discuss the fourth industrial revolution, the current trend of automation ...
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The fifth European Platform for Sporting Innovation (Epsi) conference was...
The fifth European Platform for Sporting Innovation (Epsi) conference was held in the Netherlands and Belgium on June 6-7, focusing on the economic and social benefits of innovation. The conference was hosted by Epsi, the Dutch Sports and Technology Cluster and the Flanders Bike Valley. It was also supported by ...
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Just before the start of the current Uefa Euro football...
Just before the start of the current Uefa Euro football championships, Intersport Austria launched a smartphone application that allows users to share selfies with football-related phrases, symbols or country banners with other fans. Called Sportycam and targeting mainly teenagers, it is available in all the countries where Intersport Austria operates, ...
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Ispo Munich has agreed to be a sponsor of the...
Ispo Munich has agreed to be a sponsor of the Sport Business Day being organized by the magazine Diffusion Sport in Madrid on Sept. 20
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Diffusion Sport, the Spanish trade magazine, is organizing a Sport...
Diffusion Sport, the Spanish trade magazine, is organizing a Sport Business Day in the Hotel Esperia in Madrid on Sept. 20 for networking and other purposes. Aside from exhibition stands, there will be conferences and round-table discussions on various topics.
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Slackline Industries will back a series of professional slackline competitions...
Slackline Industries will back a series of professional slackline competitions in the U.S. this summer that is expected to draw competitive slackliners from around the world. The high-profile events comprise Dominion Riverrock Festival in Virginia on May 20-22, X Games in Texas on June 3-5 and GoPro Mountain Games in ...
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SnowSports Industries America (SIA) has announced it will abandon plans...
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) has announced it will abandon plans to move its annual trade show to early December. The show will be maintained at its previous late-January dates. The decision was made by the organization after listening to stakeholders and members of the SIA community, a consultation process that ...
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A larger and more centrally located section of the Interbike...
A larger and more centrally located section of the Interbike show in Las Vegas next Sept. 21-23 will allow up to 30 innovative European companies to exhibit in an updated turnkey booth area in order to enter the U.S. market for the first or second time. Last year, a smaller ...
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The Badminton World Federation (BWF) and the World Federation of...
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) and the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) are organizing the first Badminton Sporting Goods Brands Meeting on May 18 at the Jinling Grand Hotel in Kunshan, in Jiangsu province, China. It has been arranged to coincide with the Thomas Cup for men ...
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The Outdoor Retailer Winter Market has modified its dates for...
The Outdoor Retailer Winter Market has modified its dates for 2017 and reduced the event by one day. Emerald Expositions, the organizers, said the trade show will be pulled into the mid-week and will now last only three days instead of four. The 2017 edition will begin on Tuesday, Jan. ...
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The new X-Bionic Sphere in Slovakia will host The Championship,...
The new X-Bionic Sphere in Slovakia will host The Championship, a new half-distance event in the Triathlon World Championship. It will be organized by the Challenge Family and carry a minimum €150,000 professional prize purse.
