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¿what is Nike?
is an American multinational company engaged in the design,
development, manufacture and marketing of sports equipment:
balls, footwear, clothing, equipment, accessories and other
sporting goods.
history and origin
It was founded on January 25, 1957 as "Blue Ribbons Sports"
(BRS),89 by University of Oregon athlete Phil Knight and his
coach, William Jay "Bill" Bowerman. The company began
distributing footwear from the firm Onitsuka Tiger (now
ASICS) until 1971, when BRS launched its first product of its
own, with the brand emblem designed by Carolyn Davidson.
The most recent additions to the line are the Nike 6.0, NYX
Nike and Nike SB, shoes designed for skateboarding. Nike has
recently introduced cricket shoes called zoom Air New Yorker,
designed to be 30% lighter than its competitors. In 2009,
Nike introduced the Air Jordan XX3, a high-performance
basketball shoe.