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ANTA SPORTS: NBA Champion Player Klay Thompson Completes His First China Tour with ANTA Professional Shoes Dedicated to Title Defense
For Immediate Release NBA Champion Player Klay Thompson Completes His First China Tour with ANTA (Hong Kong, 31 August 2015) ANTA Sports Products Limited (“ANTA Sports” or the “Company”, stock code: 2020), a leading branded sportswear enterprise in China, is pleased to announce that Klay Thompson, ANTA basketball endorser, NBA All-Star player and shooting guard of NBA championship-winning Golden State Warriors, completed his “2015 Thompson China Tour” (“China Tour”). Klay Thompson hit Beijing, Wuhan, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Xiamen, working with ANTA Sports to promote basketball development in China by interacting with youngsters who love basketball and understanding the strong basketball culture in China. During his China Tour, Klay Thompson shared his shooting skills and participated in a free throw competition with basketball fans selected by the Tencent NBA Community in Beijing. He then went to Wuhan to take part in NBA Nation events, coaching teenage players in NBA FIT, one of the NBA Nation programs, in which he trained the players by personally demonstrating his skills, and even joined a group competition. He pushed the program to a climax when he showcased his dribbling and slam dunk skills. Finally, Klay Thompson gave each player a high five and took photographs with them, enjoying his time a mentor and rejoicing in the knowledge that so many young people in China love basketball. In Guangzhou, Klay Thompson played with a group of fans, throwing miniature basketballs into holes of different sizes from two metres away, and teaching dribbling skills to another group of fans. All participating fans were given basketballs with Klay Thompson’s autograph as a souvenir. The program reached its zenith when Klay Thompson signed an autograph on the basketball he was holding and hit a super long-range three-pointer to a basket 20 metres away from the stage. The fans were thrilled, cheering Klay Thompson on in amazement with this incredible shot. In his last stop in Xiamen, Klay Thompson visited the operational centre of ANTA Sports, where he was received by Mr. Ding Shizhong, the Chairman and CEO of ANTA Sports, and met the entire ANTA staff. He also visited China’s first sports science laboratory at ANTA headquarters, and went through foot type and footstep pressure tests under the guidance of technicians, who will collect the data to construct a 3D model of Klay Thompson’s feet and the designers of the Company will make basketball shoes that provide a custom fit with a more accurate understanding of his foot structure. Towards the end of his China Tour, Klay Thompson became a special guest of the ANTA ABA League, a basketball league the Company organised for ANTA staff, and he delivered a speech and hosted the opening tip-off of a game. He once again showcased his shooting skills to the fans during time-outs. / / / Photo 4: Klay Thompson visited ANTA operational centre at Xiamen. He was received by Chairman and CEO of ANTA Sports Mr. Ding Shizhong, who gave him a Champion t-shirt / / -End- About ANTA Sports Products Limited As one of the leading branded sportswear enterprises in China, ANTA Sports Products Limited primarily designs, develops, manufactures and markets ANTA sportswear, including sports footwear, apparel and accessories. The Company has established extensive distribution network with a leading presence in second and third tier cities in China under the management of regional distributors. The Company places great emphasis on branding by integrating sports resources and sponsorship, advertising and promotional activities and consistent store image to enhance brand and product differentiation. For the past 14 years, the Company’s footwear has been enjoying a leading position in China composed index on market share. For further information, please contact: ANTA Sports Products Limited Hill+Knowlton Strategies Asia End of Press Release +++++ Document: http://n.equitystory.com/c/fncls.ssp?u=CVDVGREUOI Document title: ANTA SPORTS: NBA Champion Player Klay Thompson Completes His First China Tour with ANTA Professional Shoes Dedicated to Title Defense Key word(s): Miscellaneous 31/08/2015 UTC+8 Dissemination of a Press Release, transmitted by EQS TodayIR – a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Media archive at www.todayir.com |
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