EVENTS

+++ On Oct. 31, Dakar celebrated 365 days before the opening of the Summer Youth Olympic Games, the first Olympic event in the history of the African continent, which will take place in the capital of Senegal from Oct. 31 to Nov. 13, 2026, in the presence of the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Kirsty Coventry 

+++ The winter edition of B2B event Pool & Fitness Contact 2025, co-organized by Assosport, Professione Acqua, HA Wellbeing and Wbox, will take place in Desenzano del Garda, Italy, on Nov. 25-26 at Hotel Acquaviva 

+++ Global Sources Sports & Outdoor opened on Oct. 27 and will run through Oct. 30 at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong, bringing together approximately 600 exhibitors from across Asia under the theme “World Cup Fever, Outdoor Innovation”

+++ Gilles Moretton, President of the French Tennis Federation (FTT), says the 2025 Rolex Paris Masters at its new Paris La Défense Arena venue is projected to reach 200,000 spectators, according to Sport Guide 

+++ Leipzig is the latest city in Europe to host an Ironman 70.3 triathlon race, with the inaugural race set to take place on Aug. 23, 2026 

+++ The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and SURJ Sports Investment, a unit of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), are launching a new ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Saudi Arabia +++

 

DISTRIBUTION

+++ Canadian performance running brand Ciele Athletics has announced a distribution agreement with Latin American retailer Run The World +++

 

BRANDS

+++ Julbo Eyewear has collaborated with MerConcept – a French company with headquarters in Concarneau that assists skippers In the design and manufacture of their boats – on a capsule collection of sailing glasses made from recycled carbon sourced from sailboats 

+++ Canterbury of New Zealand, part of Pentland Brands, has renewed its partnership with Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) for a further two years 

+++ British sportswear brand Umbro has teamed up with Australian fashion brand Mertra on a capsule collection that draws inspiration from Umbro’s 1990s and early 2000s training wear, reinterpreted through Mertra’s lens 

+++ Canadian performance apparel brand Ciele Athletics has partnered with Woolmark on its first Woolmark-certified range of Merino wool winter apparel and headwear 

+++ To celebrate its 60th birthday, the K-Way brand, part of BasicNet, has released a book, K-Way: Sei Decenni di Stile e Innovazione, available at the K-Way stores in Italy, France, London and Madrid as well as online 

+++ Rugby league club the London Broncos has announced a new multi-year apparel partnership with Reebok +++

 

PEOPLE

+++ Fitadium, an e-commerce site that sells products for fitness and bodybuilding, has promoted Sarah Lahoual to General Manager 

+++ Golden Goose, according to Footwear News, has confirmed the appointment to CEO of the Americas of Mauro Maggioni, who has been with the company since 2019, most recently as CEO of the Asia-Pacific region 

+++ Ferrari has announced that Maria Conti will be its Chief Communication Officer as of Nov. 3 

+++ Spanish department store chain El Corte Inglés has announced the departure of CEO Gastón Bottazzini, appointed to the role in July 2024

+++ Taxto Benet is stepping down from his position as CEO of Spain’s media group Mediapro after 25 years 

+++ DAZN has appointed Rebecca McCloy as its new Group Chief Commercial Officer +++

 

RETAIL

+++ New Balance’s new store at the Inorbit Mall in Hyderabad is the brand’s second retail outlet in the Indian city, after the one at the Sarath City Capital Mall 

+++ New Zealand-based sports retailer Torpedo 7, part of Tahua Group, will reportedly become an online-only store by the end of February 2026 +++

 

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