17th September 2021, Mumbai:
Sport performance brand, Asics has announced its commitment to nurture young talent in the field of wrestling in India. The Japanese sports major will work towards strengthening its focus on wrestling by uplifting the minds of young athletes.
Along with access to cutting-edge apparel and footwear, ASICS will inspire youth to defy convention and choose a sound mind for a sound body first, for better performance.
ASICS has been working with many young athletes and investing in grassroot initiatives to empower young boys and girls to take to sports. Some of the brand’s grassroot investments include the ASICS Running Club, Tata Mumbai Marathon, TCS World 10k and Rohan Bopanna Tennis Academy. Indian athletes including Manika Batra, Bajrang Punia, Ravindra Jadeja, Sakshi Malik, Karman Kaur Thandi, Rohan Bopanna, T.Gopi along with international athletes like Novak Djokovic etc.
Asics produces sports equipment designed for a wide range of sports. The name is an acronym for the Latin phrase anima sana in corpore sano, which translates as ‘Sound mind in a sound body.’ In recent years their running shoes have often been ranked among the top performance footwear in the market.
