This year’s theme is “MovEmpower – Motion Beyond Limits.”
The 3rd Global Sportswear Design Award, jointly organized by Anta Group and Tsinghua University, officially launched on June 14 at the China National Silk Museum in Hangzhou. The theme of this year’s competition is “MovEmpower – Motion Beyond Limits,” with a focus on an industry-academia collaborative framework. At the ceremony, the Tsinghua University–Anta (China) Co., Ltd. Joint Research Center for Sports Fashion also released the report “Design Innovation Trends in the Sports Fashion Industry,” offering strategic guidance for innovation across the global sportswear sector.
The partnership between Anta Group and Tsinghua University integrates idea incubation, talent discovery and industrial transformation.
After two successful editions, the 2025 edition expands in both scope and scale, offering diverse competition tracks across four domains: technology, culture, nature, and AI-Generated Content. The competition expects to receive over 2,500 submissions, with total prize offerings worth several million RMB, said Anta. Seven university roadshows will take place worldwide, inviting students, independent designers, design enthusiasts and institutions from over 25 countries and regions. The jury will be formed by a global panel of over 100 experts from both academia and industry.
The competition will run from June 2025 through March 2026. More details can be found at https://design.anta.com/works or by following the Tsinghua University–ANTA Joint Research Center for Sports Fashion on WeChat.
