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Nike is considered to be the world's leading performance running shoe brand since the release of the Vaporfly. Looking at the fastest marathon times ever (at the time of writing) Nike-sponsored athletes using Vaporfly shoes have the top five spots while the number of major marathon winners sponsored by Adidas has halved, according to a Wall ...
Nike, Inc. has been accused of using sweatshops and worker abuse to produce footwear and apparel in East Asia. After rising prices and the increasing cost of labor in Korean and Taiwanese factories, Nike began contracting in countries elsewhere in Asia, which includes parts of India, Pakistan, and Indonesia.
A comparison between an old Majestic template jersey (left) and a new Nike template jersey (right). Beginning in the 2024 season, Major League Baseball (MLB) adopted a new template for its uniforms, designed by Nike and produced by Fanatics, officially titled the Nike Vapor Premier. The new uniforms have been subject to much controversy and ...
When a new Nike women's track kit came under fire this spring, athletes weighed in on the controversial uniform. Women's uniforms have a long, complex history.
In the new football kit, as the soccer uniform is known in the U.K., Nike changed some of the colors of the St. George Cross—the traditional red cross against a white background on the English flag.
"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 ...
Nike's lawyers argued that they have "submitted evidence that even sophisticated sneakerheads were confused" by the shoes. Nike lawyers cited the Rogers test. [13] Nike released a statement in response to the controversy generated, saying "Nike did not design or release these shoes and we do not endorse them". [14]
Nike introduced its Olympic uniforms for Team USA and other nations on Thursday at a Paris event. A single image of one of Nike’s American track & field uniforms, modeled on mannequins, set off ...