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August 8, 2023
Under Armour Limits Fiscal Q1 Downside with Strong International Growth
Under Armour, Inc.’s total net revenue was down 2.4 percent (-1.3 percent currency-neutral) year-over-year to $1.32 billion in the fiscal first quarter ended June 30. Wholesale revenues declined 6.3 percent to $742.0 million in the quarter, while direct-to-consumer sales increased 4.5 percent to $544.2 million in the period. SGB Media
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August 8, 2023
Asics Posts Another Record Quarter Thanks to Global Return of In-Person Sporting Events
Asics hit another milestone in the second quarter of 2023, reporting its highest-ever quarterly sales as business increased year-on-year in all regions and categories in the period. According to the Japan-based athletic brand, net sales in the second quarter increased 28.9 percent to 290 billion yen ($2.03 billion based on...
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August 7, 2023
New Study Highlights Critical Steps Toward Equity in the Trail Running Community
The Running Industry Diversity Coalition (RIDC) recently launched its #FreedomToRun campaign for Juneteenth on June 19, releasing a series of three studies on racial representation in running participation and industry employment. Trailrunner
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August 7, 2023
Watch This Barkley Marathons Doc, and Thank Your Lucky Stars You Aren’t Competing
Dubbed “the race that eats its young,” the world-famously grueling event is hosted by eccentrically cheerful sadist Gary Cantrell, aka Lazarus Lake. Covering 100 miles of frigid Tennessee mountain country, the race is part trail run, part scavenger hunt, part extreme test of mental and physical fortitude. Racers navigate via...
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August 5, 2023
Fifty-seven swimmers fall sick and get diarrhoea at world triathlon championship in Sunderland
At least 57 people fell ill with sickness and diarrhoea after competing in sea swimming events at the World Triathlon Championship Series in Sunderland, health officials confirmed this weekend. About 2,000 people participated in the events last weekend, which included a swim off Sunderland’s blue flag Roker beach. The UK...
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August 3, 2023
Strava offers tool to calculate carbon savings and encourage more environmentally friendly transportation
Strava has announced a new tool that focuses on carbon savings. Starting today (Cycle to Work Day in the UK), users who tag their activities as commutes on Strava can see their estimated carbon savings when commuting by running, walking, cycling or e-biking instead of traveling by car. A recent...
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August 3, 2023
‘Fan photos have quadrupled’ – has Netflix’s Tour de France Unchained made riders more popular?
Experts call it The Netflix Effect. Ask any F1 fan, and they will tell you how their sport surged in popularity after the release of Drive to Survive in 2019. Today, in fact, half of F1 fans in the US credit the series for their introduction to the sport. Could...
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August 3, 2023
Nike Leans Into In-Person Fitness As Lululemon Cuts Back
Sports apparel giant Nike has launched “Nike Studios” as the brand jumpstarts its in-person fitness presence with a new group training concept. The first two planned Nike Studios are planned to open in Southern California’s Newport Beach and West Hollywood neighborhoods — with one location serving as a Nike Training...
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August 2, 2023
Independent mountain bike magazine Cranked to cease publication
Independent mountain bike magazine Cranked is to cease publication next month, with its 34th edition the last to roll off the printers. Founded in 2015 by photographer and writer Rogers, Cranked operated with the tagline “a magazine for mountain bikers”, and each quarter delivered high quality writing and photography from...
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August 2, 2023
Emerald Holding Delivers 21 Percent Growth In Q2
Emerald Holding Inc., the operator of Outdoor Retailer and other trade shows, reported revenues of $86.5 million for the second quarter, an increase of 21.1 percent year-over-year, primarily due to growth in staged events. Organic revenues, which take into account the impact of acquisitions and scheduling adjustments, reached $79.2 million...
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