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2. The story behind those neon yellow sneakers in Rio - AOL

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   If you watch the Rio Olympics as obsessively as we did, then you definitely noticed those blindingly-bright neon yellow sneakers the U.S. athletes wore when they accepted their medals.. What is it ...

3. Nike Vaporfly and Tokyo 2020 Olympics controversy - Wikipedia

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   The shoe first emerged as the Vaporfly Elite and was worn by Kenyan athlete Eliud Kipchoge on May 6, 2017 during Breaking 2 - an attempt to break 2 hours in a marathon - on the Monza racing track in Italy. The shoe was then released to the general public as the Vaporfly 4%. In 2018, Nike released a second iteration called the Vaporfly 4% Flyknit.

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

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   US sprinter and Nike athlete Athing Mu leads the pack during the women's 800m final at the Tokyo Olympics, August 3, 2021. Michael Kappeler/dpa/Getty Nike has led the way in creating "super spikes ...

5. Super shoes - Wikipedia

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   The first shoes to incorporate carbon fiber plates were produced in 2016 by Nike. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the top three finishers in the men's marathon all wore Nike Vaporfly 4% shoes. These so-called "super shoes" began retailing in 2017. [1] Other major brands soon followed suit, producing their own versions of super ...

6. Nike Cortez - Wikipedia

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   Demand for the shoe grew exponentially after the public noticed that the Nike Cortez was being used by the 1972 U.S. Olympic athletes. Sales reached $800,000 during the first year the shoe was released, which was a 100% sales increase over the 8,000 sales inquiries reached after the first year of selling the Tiger brand shoes. [ 4 ]

7. 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.