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“In terms of athletic performance, you have to have the right shoes to be able to meet your goals,” Taiwo, 26, said in a telephone interview before traveling to Rio de Janeiro. “And ultimately, you have to do well so you can get paid. If you make it, your shoes are largely responsible for that.”
The camouflaging Asics Gel Lyte 3 Femme demonstrates the power of the $75 billion global athletic footwear industry, which closely monitors what athletes www.regardssurlaville.fr wear — and, with lawyers at its beck and call, what they do not.
Although it is unclear how many athletes Nike Air Max 90 Herre will be disguising their footwear at the Games, the practice is not Nike Air Max 1 Womens uncommon at track meets, with the reasons for the cover-ups almost as varied as the shoes available.
Athletes who have no shoe sponsor may not want to give free advertising to any company, preferring to signal that they are free agents. Taiwo called this an act of “no representation without compensation.”
Other athletes disguise shoes because they are transitioning from one company to another and are continuing to wear their old shoes while new ones are being Asics Gel Lyte 5 Femme perfected. Some, like Taiwo, participate in events for which their sponsor does not make shoes. Some Nike Air Huarache Hombre athletes are simply dissatisfied with the gear made by their sponsor.
Sometimes, shoe companies give permission Nike Air Max 90 Heren for athletes to wear another, disguised brand. Other times, they take umbrage, and the controversy becomes public.
In a widely reported incident in 2013, Nike withdrew a contract offer to the American record-holder in the pole vault, Brad Walker, after Walker taped over a strap on his shoes and covered the swoosh logo.
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