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November 23, 2022
Meta’s Plans for VR Fitness Could Hit Snag
A government agency is looking to block Meta’s acquisition of a virtual fitness company. In October 2021, the tech giant agreed to acquire virtual realty company Within, the developer of Supernatural — a VR fitness app made exclusively for Meta’s Oculus headsets. But the Federal Trade Commission believes the deal will decrease competition in the VR fitness...
November 22, 2022
2022 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship Documentary Special Airing On NBC, November 27 AT 2 – 3:30 P.M. EST
TAMPA, Fla. (Nov. 22, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - The documentary special highlighting the historic 2022 VinFast IRONMAN® World Championship triathlon will premiere on Sunday, Nov. 27 at 2 - 3:30 p.m. EST on NBC. The IRONMAN World Championship special will chronicle triathlon’s pinnacle event, which returned to the Kailua-Kona and...
November 22, 2022
ASICS expands race registration offering with njuko acquisition
ASICS has confirmed the acquisition of race registration platform njuko, adding to the Race Roster registration business that it acquired in 2019. With the acquisition of njuko, ASICS notes that it now offers race registration services worldwide, with capabilities in Japan, North America, Australia, New Zealand, and now Europe. Endurance.biz
November 22, 2022
Dick’s Sporting Goods’ Sales Surge to Record Levels
Dick’s Sporting Goods surged to a record third quarter with $2.96 billion in net sales, outpacing analysts’ estimates of $2.7 billion. Despite only a 7.7% year-over-year increase in sales, the largest U.S.-based sporting goods retailer posted a profit of $228 million — down from $317 million in Q3 FY 2021...
November 22, 2022
IRONMAN Extends Partnership with Nirvana to provide Enhanced Travel and Race Experiences for Athletes starting in 2023
TAMPA, Fla. / LONDON, UK (November 22, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – IRONMAN and Nirvana Europe Limited, the British-based sport specialist travel agency, have extended and expanded their partnership across North America, Europe, and Oceania to provide enhanced travel and race experiences for athletes starting in 2023. Nirvana has been the official...
November 22, 2022
Leading tour operator industry body T.O.U.R.S announce election of Jeff Adams as new president
Tuesday 22nd November 2022 - UK /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – T.O.U.R.S - also known as Tour Operators United for Runners, are a leading industry body that represents 41 running tour organisations across 26 different countries. As a working group it helps to send over 200,000 runners to events around the globe, by working...
November 22, 2022
Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY24 Cycling Returns to UCI Status
ROANOKE, Va. (November 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY24 is announcing its transition back to a Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) team. The team has a roster representing dynamic and diverse professionals in road, track, mountain biking, gravel, ultra, eSports, and para-cycling. Since its inception 18 years ago, VBR TWENTY24...
November 21, 2022
Nike Opens First Nike Rise Location In North America
Nike opened Nike Aventura in Miami, FL. It is the first Nike Rise store in the U.S., signaling the next stage of its retail expansion in North America. The Nike Rise concept features a Sport Pulse a digital storytelling platform; screens displaying local sports, city and athlete data; The Sport...
November 21, 2022
Founder and CEO of Rad Power Bikes steps down
Mike Radenbaugh, the founder of North America's largest e-bike company, Rad Power Bikes (opens in new tab), will step down from his role as CEO, BRAIN reports. After 15 years at the helm, Radenbaugh will step down into the role of chairman of the board while he shifts his focus to...
November 17, 2022
Motiv Group names John Smith SVP of Strategy and Partnerships
SAN DIEGO – November 17, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – One of the premier race production companies in the United States, Motiv Group today announced that running industry veteran, John Smith, has joined the organization as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Partnerships. Motiv owns and operates 12 iconic events including the Long...
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