What happened with running shoes in 2021?
A new Canadian running shoe brand, Norda, released their Norda 001 trail running shoe.
Winqs announced the crowdfunding project for their carbon neutral, Zerofly running shoe.
In April, the documentary, Nike’s Big Bet was released.
Vimazi released their new running shoes. The different models in the range are tuned to run at different speeds.
The ‘Made in the USA’ claims by New Balance faced a class-action lawsuit.
All of the traditional running shoe brands posted 50 to 80% increase in sales in the first half of 2021. This was attributed to the running boom that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The On running shoe brand announced that they were making an initial public offering (IPO).
ASICS released version 28 of their Gel Kayano; Saucony announced the release of the version 19 of their Triumph and Nike release version 38 of the Pegasus.
V Carbon are looking for partners for their midsole technology.
In December, without a lot of notice or fanfare, Hoka One One dropped the ‘One One’ to become just ‘Hoka’.
Eliud Kipchoge becomes only the third man to win consecutive Olympic marathon titles, winning the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic marathon in 2:08:38 on 7 August, 2021 wearing the Nike Vaporfly. The 2020 Summer Olympics were held in Tokyo from July 23–August 8, 2021.
What else happened in 2021?
On January 6, supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the United States Capitol building to disrupt certification of the 2020 presidential election and forcing Congress to evacuate.
On January 20, Joe Biden takes the office of the 46th president of the USA.
On January 26, the global number of confirmed COVID-19 cases exceeds 100 million. By February 22, the USA becomes the first country to pass 500 000 deaths from the virus. On June 20 Brazil becomes the second country to reach that milestone.
In early 2021. the first reports of Vaccine-induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia from the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine started to appear.
On August 15, the Taliban capture Kabul after the Afghan government surrenders to the Taliban.
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