EXECUTIVE CHANGES
+++ Connexa Sports Technologies (formerly Slinger Bag) has appointed Rohit Krishnan, a venture capitalist at Unbound, to its board of directors +++
PRODUCT & MARKETING
+++ Castore has signed British Olympic champion Eve Muirhead, one of the world’s most successful curlers, as its latest ambassador
+++ Pádel Nuestro has signed the top two female players on the World Pádel Tour (WPT), Ale Salazar and Gemma Triay, to sponsorship deals
+++ Mizuno creates a pair of signature shoes for Sergio Ramos
+++ Textile chemicals specialist Archroma has released the 5,760 color references of its Color Atlas library in ASE file format for open access by users of most fashion, apparel and textile design software +++
RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION
+++ Sport Böckmann (one of Germany’s biggest players in team jersey customization) has re-opened its 500 sqm store based in Holdorf, Germany, utilizing the international retail concept “Absolute Teamsport” of Sport 2000
+++ As planned, Spanish buying group Base Detallsport refurbished three stores and opened two in the second quarter
+++ On July 23, according to CMDsport, JD Sports will follow this year’s many store openings in Spain – in Rivas Vaciamadrid, Seville, Acalá de Guadaria, La Rioja and A Coruña – with a sixth, in Málaga, raising the country’s total to 89
+++ Hooijer Footwear Group is the new distribution partner of the Italian footwear brand and Crocs subsidiary Heydude for the German market +++
LEGAL & INSTITUTIONAL
+++ In 2023 the Professional Fighters League (PFL) will be launching a European mixed martial arts (MMA) league called PFL Europe – the first of several international leagues to come
+++ The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed the schedule for Los Angeles 2028 (LA28), with the Olympic Games taking place on July 14-30 and the Paralympic Games on Aug. 15-27
+++ Ottavio Cinquanta, honorary member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and former president of the International Skating Union (ISU), serving for 22 years, has died at the age of 83
+++ The 2025 World Athletics Championships will be held in Tokyo, the World Athletics Council has announced, on the centenary of the Japanese Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF) +++
CORPORATE AND M&A
+++ Amazon plans to create 4,000 new permanent jobs in the U.K. this year, which will bring its permanent staff in the country to more than 75,000
+++ On July 21, the British industrial thread manufacturer Coats announced that it had completed the acquisition of Texon, a U.S. footwear solutions provider +++
TRADE SHOWS & OTHER EVENTS
+++ According to CMDsport, Catalonia’s Union of Sports Federations (UFEC) and Union of Sports Councils (UCEC) will be combining their respective 71 federations and 42 school councils to form the Catalonian Union of Sports +++
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