• We could look at our regulations again, says WA spokesman
World Athletics has insisted it will not let running-shoe technology spiral further out of control despite the release of another “gamechanging” Nike marathon shoe on Wednesday.
Track and field’s governing body also rejected claims that the US company might have had advanced warning of its new regulations, announced last Friday, after the company’s new Air Zoom Alphafly Next% with a 39.5mm heel slipped just inside the new limit of 40mm.
Written by Sean Ingle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/feb/06/world-athletics-foot-down-nike-running-shoe-regulations under the title “World Athletics denies tipping off Nike over new running-shoe regulations”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
