First place: (Nike) - United States

The first place is undoubtedly the sports overlord: Nike (NIKE). In 1972, NIKE company was officially established. Its predecessor was Blue Ribbon Sports, a company invested by current NIKE president Phil Knight and coach Bill Bowerman.

Nike, headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, USA, is a world-famous sporting goods manufacturer. The company produces a wide range of sporting goods: clothing, footwear, sports equipment and more. In fiscal year 2002, the company's operating income reached a record high of $4.98 billion [[USD]], an increase of 2 from fiscal year 2001.

Second place (Adidas) - Germany

adidas in Chinese is Adidas, a German sporting goods manufacturer and a member company of Adidas AG. Adidas is named after its founder Adolf Adi Dassler and was registered under the name adidas AG on August 18, 1949. Three parallel strips are usually visible in the design of Adidas' clothing and sports shoes, and can also be seen on its logo. The three parallel strips are Adidas' characteristics.

Third place (Reebok) - United States

Reebok hopes that consumers will be like Reebok antelopes in the vast world after wearing Reebok sneakers. Run around and fully enjoy the fun of sports. In 1895, Joseph Foster, the founder of Reebok, was a British sprint enthusiast. He wanted to have a pair of spiked running shoes. However, due to his lack of financial resources at the time, he made a pair of his own. Named "Foster Running Shoes".

Fourth place (PUMA) - Germany

PUMA was founded in Herzogenaurach, Germany in 1948. PUMA in Chinese is Puma, which means puma. A large multinational company in Germany that mainly produces shoes and sportswear. Founder: Rudolf Dassler. In 1924, Rudolf Dassler joined his brother Adolf Dassler (nicknamed Adi) in the Dassler company in Herzolach, and the company was about to be renamed Dassler Brothers.

Fifth place (FILA) - Italy

The FILA brand was founded in 1926 by the FILA brothers in BIELLA, Italy. In the 1970s, in order to cooperate with the diversification strategy, we expanded the sportswear business, which had a bright future at that time, and successively developed tennis, skiing, swimming, golf, mountain climbing, and recently added basketball and football clothing. Today, Fila has won a reputation for its excellent products, wide range of uses and novel designs. Its products are sold in more than 30 countries including Paris, Rome, Los Angeles and Japan.

Sixth place (Mizuno) - Japan

Mizuno (MIZUNO) is one of the world's leading sports brands, serving various sports. Mizuno Corporation of Japan has been recognized by the International Olympic Committee as a sponsor of the Olympic Games. Shanghai Mizuno Co., Ltd. is one of the major production bases in Asia. It has three factories for garments, baseball gloves and golf clubs, as well as a domestic sales department responsible for the operation and sales of the Chinese market. A complete set of imported Japanese equipment, technology and management mechanisms. It produces and processes products for export, and at the same time relies on Japanese technology to continuously strengthen the development and market expansion of domestic products.

MIZUNO has a complete range of products, covering almost all major sports. Product development is based on extensive scientific research to ensure that sports are more comfortable and safer. At the same time, we firmly believe that only by combining technology with human sensibility can we create perfect quality. While expanding the product range, we continue to adopt new technologies, develop new products, and enhance product functionality to meet the needs of today's market. Quality control of excellence is the foundation of MIZUNO products.

Seventh place (UMBRO) - United Kingdom

UMBRO is UMBRO in Chinese. UMBRO is an internationally renowned brand with a history of 84 years. It is a football apparel company based in the UK. manufacturer and was founded in 1924 by the British Humphreys brothers. The brothers combined the five English letters in their English name (HUMPHREY BROTHERS) to form the word UMBRO, and then added a diamond double rhombus pattern to become the registered trademark of UMBRO today. Currently, the England national team, the Premier League's Everton, West Ham, and Ligue 1's Lyon and other teams wear Umbro's uniforms on the field.

Eighth place (back-to-back KAPPA) - Italy

It was not until the late 1960s that an important turning point enabled it to achieve unprecedented performance improvements. At that time, young casual wear culture was booming, and the concept of gender integration of clothing began to sprout. M.C.T. identified the market and launched two new brands, "robe di kappa" and "jesus jeans".

These two brands, whose main products are trendy casual clothes and jeans, combined with innovative and bold promotional methods, quickly achieved unprecedented success. In the late 1970s, M.C.T.'s strategy of repositioning the brand proved to be a smart move. "Kappa Sport" (soon to be shortened to Kappa) also became a popular brand among the young market.

Ninth place (DIADORA) - Italy

The birth and growth of DIADORA (Diadora) are closely related to the history of Italy. The hometown of founder MARCELLO DANEL was a shoe supply station for the Italian army during World War I. After the war, the shoemaking technology here was preserved and developed. DANIELI inherited the traditional shoemaking technology of his hometown and continued to innovate, finally establishing his own brand - DIADORA in 1948.

In a place near Montebello, Italy, an area known as the "Silicon Valley" of sports shoes, like other local companies, its fledgling products also consist of hiking and walking shoes. These products were the prototypes of what would later be called hiking boots and ski boots.

Tenth place (LOTTO) - Italy

The company focused on tennis. When LOTTO was mentioned at that time, the first thing that came to mind were tennis shoes and tennis T-shirts. Later, LOTTO turned its attention to football, the world's largest sport that has been popular in the Apennine Peninsula for nearly a century, and provided football shoes and sportswear to green giants. Nowadays, even the referees, the law enforcers on the green field, also prefer LOTTO.

Football supplies have gradually become the main battlefield of LOTTO. In the first 10 years of its existence, LOTTO quickly opened up the market in Italy and occupied a pivotal position. Now, LOTTO has become one of the world's famous sports brands, marketing in more than 80 countries on five continents.

The ancients wore daily clothes during sports. Modern sportswear appeared in the mid-19th century. At that time, European sports were becoming more and more popular, so there were clothes specially designed for hunting, golfing and other sports. In the 1890s, European women also began to engage in sports such as tennis, cycling, and swimming, so tennis uniforms and horizontal-striped sailor shirts became popular. After the 20th century, the variety of sportswear continued to increase and spread rapidly around the world. Chinese athletes began to wear sportswear at the 1911 National Games. Modern sportswear is not only worn by athletes, but also becomes lightweight clothing for people for outdoor physical exercise and travel.

Sportswear is clothing specifically designed for sports competitions or outdoor sports activities. Mostly casual clothing. Clothing specifically designed for sports competitions. Usually designed and produced according to the specific requirements of sports events.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia of Sportswear