Nike 'Platform Shoes' Survey Results To Be Published Even This Week 19:42 on January 29, 1992

The World Athletic Federation, an international sports organization that is investigating Nike's `` platform shoes '', a sporting goods maker whose long-distance athletes are setting a record of successes one after another is expected to publish the survey results this week It is important to note that specific restrictions are included.

Nike's `` platform shoes '' are characterized by high rebound with embedded carbon fiber plates, and are world record holders of the men's marathon, Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya, Japanese record holders, Osako It has been used by many top players in Japan and abroad, including Jie, and has consistently set good records.

The World Federation of Federations has conducted a survey on these shoes at the Jury made by athletes and experts, but according to officials of the World Federation, the Jury will publish the results of the survey within this week, and shoes based on the survey results It is expected that a proposed amendment to the standard will be shown.

According to Matt Lawton, a reporter of the Times, a major newspaper that has been reporting on land in the UK for many years, `` There is a possibility of regulating the thickness of soles, but regulation of shoes used in road races such as marathons is already late. "It's too much," he said, saying that regulating shoes during this time ahead of the Olympic Games would have a huge impact on athletes.

The Guardian, a British newspaper, said, `` While the World Land Federation does not completely ban the use of Nike shoes, it will temporarily ban the development of new shoes until the Tokyo Olympics, and investigate a project to investigate rival manufacturers' shoes. I guess it will be launched. "

The proposal will be considered by the World Federation's board of directors in March, and at less than half a year before the Olympics, the World Federation's review committee will include specific restrictions on “platform shoes”. Is attention.