TRACK BODY SEES
RISK IN SHOES
TECH BUT CLEARS
NIKE DESIGN
World Athletics cleared distance runners to keep
wearing a favored Nike design even though it
acknowledged shoe technology poses a risk to
the sport.
The governing body published updated
guidelines which limited the use of prototype
shoes like the high-tech Nike style worn in a
sub-2 hour marathon run by Eliud Kipchoge in
Vienna in October.
Independent research showed “sufficient
evidence to raise concerns that the integrity of
the sport might be threatened by the recent
developments in shoe technology,” the Monaco-
based governing body said.
An expert working group will be created to
assess new shoes entering the market.
Still, the more established Nike style called
Vaporfly, increasingly favored by top marathon
runners, can be worn.