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2. Runners wearing Nike 'super shoes' dominated in the Olympics ...

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   Nike runners snagged more than 60% of individual track and marathon medals at the Tokyo Olympics. These results cement the dominance of Nike's shoes.

3. How supershoes are redefining the Olympic marathon

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   At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, the first three men to cross the marathon finish line each flashed the same neon green shoe, emblazoned with an ever-familiar swoosh.

4. Super shoes - Wikipedia

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   The introduction of super shoes coincided with a series of record-breaking times in long-distance running events. As of late 2023, 15 of the 20 top times for the marathon were set since 2018. [ 2 ] Kenyan long-distance runner Eliud Kipchoge wore the Nike Air Zoom Alphafly NEXT%, shoes classified as super shoes, when he completed a marathon in ...

5. Super shoes have ‘blown distance running into a new ... - AOL

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   Nike, meanwhile, has been a pacesetter in the running shoes arms race ever since its Zoom Vaporfly model was worn by three athletes, including Kipchoge, in the men’s marathon at the 2016 Rio ...

6. 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]

7. List of Olympic records in athletics - Wikipedia

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   Key No longer contested at the Summer Olympics Men's records Usain Bolt currently holds three Olympic records; two individually in the 100m & 200m, and one with the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team. Ethiopian long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele holds the Olympic record in the 5,000 m. ♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of August 5, 2024 ...