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2. How Nike’s Controversial Vaporfly Shoes Are Creating ... - AOL

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   Here's how brands such as Saucony are benefitting from the potential Nike Vaporfly ban by World Athletics. How Nike’s Controversial Vaporfly Shoes Are Creating Buzz for Other Brands Skip to main ...

3. Nike Vaporfly and Tokyo 2020 Olympics controversy - Wikipedia

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   The Nike Vaporfly first came out in 2017 and their popularity, along with its performance, prompted a new series of running shoes. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The Vaporfly series has a new technological composition that has revolutionized long-distance running since studies have shown that these shoes can improve run times up to 4.2%. [ 6 ]

4. Super shoes - Wikipedia

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   During the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Nike's Vaporfly shoes proved controversial, leading to accusations of technology doping and changes in guidelines by World Athletics, the international governing body for running sports. At the 2021 British Athletics Marathon and 20 km Walk Trial, winner Chris Thompson wore Nike Vaporfly Next% shoes. [3]

5. Why a ban on Vaporfly shoe could boost Nike's bottom line - AOL

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   "Controversy is good for sales," said Matt Powell, senior sports industry adviser at NPD Group. The running world is waiting for word from governing body World Athletics, which for months has been ...

6. Athletics body to tighten rules after Nike's Vaporfly helps ...

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   Nike's own data that they've published now has shown that some individuals, the benefit in economy is up to 6%. And remember, this is individuals that were testing the shoe, they weren't ...

7. Breaking2 - Wikipedia

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   Breaking2 was a project by Nike to break the two-hour barrier for the marathon. Nike announced the project in November 2016 and organized a team of three elite runners who trained for a private race. The event was held on the Formula One race track Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Italy on May 6, 2017. [1] [2] [3] [4]