{"id":68663,"date":"2020-01-31T17:13:39","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T16:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runlovers.it\/2020\/the-ruling-on-the-nike-vaporfly-was-issued\/"},"modified":"2022-11-15T15:00:47","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T14:00:47","slug":"the-ruling-on-the-nike-vaporfly-was-issued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runlovers.it\/en\/2020\/the-ruling-on-the-nike-vaporfly-was-issued\/","title":{"rendered":"The ruling on the Nike Vaporfly was issued"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today World Athletics ruled on the competitive use of Nike Vaporfly.
\nActually, the opinion was about the technology of the shoes in question and not the particular model, but let’s go in order.<\/p>\n

First of all: Vaporfly will be able to be used in international competitions<\/strong> (and the mind immediately goes to the upcoming Olympics in Japan).<\/p>\n

The opinion\/sentence is actually more articulated<\/a> and establishes the following rules.<\/p>\n

The law of the market<\/h3>\n

A model that is available to the public for more than 4 months prior to the competition is allowed.<\/p>\n

At the same time, however, prototypes are not allowed<\/strong>. The one with which Kipchoge set the world record over the marathon distance in Vienna-also known as Alphafly-is therefore not allowed.<\/p>\n

The only permissible deviations for race shoes may concern aesthetics (thus not affecting performance) and any modifications introduced for medical reasons (insoles or supports of various kinds).<\/p>\n

If the WA has doubts about whether a shoe or its technology adheres to the principles of the institution itself, it can still submit it for judgment.<\/p>\n

Limitations<\/h3>\n

However, the rule of market availability has been tempered with new limits that clearly refer to Nike Alphafly, effectively banning its use:<\/p>\n