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The brothers had quite different personalities, with Rudolf the bombastic salesman and Adolf the quiet shoe designer. They lived together in the same house with their wives during World War II and their relationship got more and more strained. When Rudolf was drafted into the German army, he believed that Adolf had pulled strings to get Rudolf out of his hair. Later, when Rudolf was captured by American soldiers and accused of being a member of SS (the armed force of the Nazi Party), he believed that Adolf had tipped the Americans off (Rudolf was cleared of the charges).
When US forces approached the factory near the end of the war they decided not to destroy it, in part because Adi’s wife convinced them it made shoes and partly because Dassler had given his shoes to Jesse Owens at the Olympics nine years ago.
Whenever we come across a sportsman wearing three stripes on the shoes, running and sporting with utmost dynamism, what’s that immediately strike our mind? Undoubtedly, it’s the very sports brand- Adidas. These three parallel lines have always turned into a question mark on my mind. Why the three stripes as the brand logo? What does it mean by placing three parallel lines? Are those stripes designed to represent something in specific or is it ‘just any other designer logo’? Let’s find idea behind the three stripes.
In 1996 January, the new logo was introduced to use on the company’s sporting goods and equipment. In the new logo, the three stripes originally come from those on the early Adidas sports shoes, but they also form the shape of a mountain, representing the challenges that are to be foreseen and goals that can be achieved by the athletes by facing the challenges as opportunities. It proclaims loud the brand’s dedication in producing high-quality athletic products in order to help the athletes best to perform the best.
In 1967, Adidas introduced the ‘Three Stripes’ symbol to identify its products. The Three Stripes symbol was introduced to use on all products manufactured under the brand ‘Adidas’ as a unique mark of identity in the world of sports. The brand did promote its business enterprise as “the three stripe company”. Even after evolving the new logos in the future, the brand remained loyal to the three stripes look it carried on every product it manufactured.
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The inclusion of mind sports within sport definitions has not been universally accepted, leading to legal challenges from governing bodies in regards to being denied funding available to sports. Whilst GAISF recognises a small number of mind sports, it is not open to admitting any further mind sports.
The singular term “sport” is used in most English dialects to describe the overall concept, e.g. “children taking part in sport”, with “sports” used to describe multiple activities, e.g. “football and rugby are the most popular sports in England”. American English uses “sports” for both senses.
Violence in sports involves crossing the line between fair competition and intentional aggressive violence. Athletes, coaches, fans, and parents sometimes unleash violent behaviour on people or property, in misguided shows of loyalty, dominance, anger, or celebration. Rioting or hooliganism by fans in particular is a problem at some national and international sporting contests.
In the history of Ireland, Gaelic sports were connected with cultural nationalism. Until the mid-20th century a person could have been banned from playing Gaelic football, hurling, or other sports administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) if she/he played or supported Association football, or other games seen to be of British origin. The GAA banned the playing of football and rugby union at Gaelic venues. This ban, also known as Rule 42, is still enforced, but was modified to allow football and rugby to be played in Croke Park while Lansdowne Road was redeveloped into Aviva Stadium. Under Rule 21, the GAA banned members of the British security forces and members of the RUC from playing Gaelic games, but the advent of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 led to removal of the ban.
The precise definition of what differentiates a sport from other leisure activities varies between sources. The closest to an international agreement on a definition is provided by the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF), which is the association for all the largest international sports federations (including association football, athletics, cycling, tennis, equestrian sports, and more), and is therefore the de facto representative of international sport.
Female participation in sports has risen alongside expanded opportunities and growing recognition of the benefits of athletic activity for child development and physical fitness. Despite these gains, a gender gap persists. At Olympic level, women accounted for 49% at Tokyo 2020, reaching full 50 % parity at Paris 2024. But global surveys report only 20% of women versus 31% of men participate in sporting activity monthly, and the World Health Organization notes women are 5 percentage points less likely than men to meet recommended activity guidelines.