Controversial Nike Vaporflys to escape ban but running shoe rules will tighten

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• Dominant footwear will be allowed by World Athletics
• No fresh technologies to be permitted until after Tokyo 2020

World Athletics will not be imposing a blanket ban on the controversial hi-tech Nike Vaporflys that have transformed athletics when it announces its long-awaited decision on shoe technology on Friday, the Guardian understands.

Instead the sport’s governing body is expected to announce a temporary suspension of any new shoe technology until after the Tokyo Olympics this summer, alongside the launch of a comprehensive research project to examine just how advantageous the shoes, and others like it from rival brands, are at elite level.

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Written by Exclusive by Sean Ingle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/28/controversial-nike-vaporflys-escape-ban under the title “Controversial Nike Vaporflys to escape ban but running shoe rules will tighten”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.