PARIS, Jan 31 — World Athletics announced significant changes to its rules today that will outlaw some variants of Nike’s Vaporfly running shoes and introduce strict limits to the technology developed for any future shoes used in elite competition. The sport’s governing body (WA) said that...
General view of an athlete wearing the Nike Vaporfly shoes at the Dubai Marathon in Dubai January 24, 2020. — Reuters pic
The sport’s governing body said that with immediate effect, road shoes must have soles no thicker than 40mm and not contain more than one rigid, embedded plate.
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