- Contentious shoes worn by numerous recent record-breakers
- World Athletics chief does not want to ‘suffocate innovation’
Sebastian Coe, the president of World Athletics, has dismissed concerns that Nike’s controversial new track spikes, which have produced a spate of recent world records, could provide an unfair advantage at the Olympics.
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Written by Sean Ingle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jan/03/sebastian-coe-nike-spikes-athletics under the title “Sebastian Coe shrugs off concerns that Nike track spikes give unfair advantage”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.