XTEP Signed Athlete Mr. Xie Zhenye, who won the Best Group Award in 2015 Sports Personality of the Year along with his teammates, XTEP will strengthen collaboration with Professional Athletes

2015 is a crucial year for XTEP's brand transformation - from "leisure" to "sports", focusing on running, and determined to become the first choice Chinese brand for runners. In order to emphasize the coherence of products and brands, we signed Xie Zhenye, the future star of Chinese track and field, which not only strengthened the sports elements of the brand, but also deepened XTEP's image as a professional sports brand. Speaking of Xie Zhenye, do you still remember this boy who ran the second leg in the men's 4x100m relay final of the 2015 Beijing World Athletics Championships and won silver for China?

At the 2015 Sports Figures Award Ceremony held last Sunday (January 24), XTEP contracted athlete and sprinter Xie Zhenye won the Best Team of the Year Award with his teammates for his outstanding performance at the 2015 World Track and Field Championships. The annual selection of sports figures is an annual figure selection event hosted by CCTV and strongly supported by the State Sports General Administration.

2015 Sports Figures Annual Selection Winners List Best Male Athlete Award: Ning Zetao (Swimming) Best Female Athlete Award: Liu Hong (Track and Field) Best Newcomer Award : Zhou Qi (basketball) Best Non-Olympic Athlete Award: Xiong Chaozhong (boxing) Best Coach Award: Lang Ping (volleyball)

Best Team Award: Mo Youxue/Xie Zhenye/Su Bingtian/Zhang Peimeng (Athletics)

Best Team Award: Women's Volleyball Team Best Breakthrough Award: Su Bingtian (Athletics) Best Sportsmanship Award for People with Disabilities: Qi Shun (Marathon) Popular Sportsmanship Award: Beijing Marathon Organizing Committee Jury Award: Lang Ping (Volleyball)

XTEP-signed athlete Xie Zhenye and his teammates won the Best Group Award

In the 2015 Sports Figures Selection, the Chinese men's 4x100m relay team won the Best Team Award for its outstanding performance at the World Track and Field Championships. That night, Xie Zhenye, Zhang Peimeng and Mo Youxue were training in the United States, and Su Bingtian was present to receive the award as a representative.

Video link from left to right is Mo Youxue, Xie Zhenye, Zhang Peimeng; receiving the award on site is Su Bingtian (Picture source: Internet)

In the Chinese men's 4x100 relay team, the 23-year-old Xie Zhenye is hailed as the future star of Chinese track and field. As early as 2010, 17-year-old Xie Zhenye won the gold medal for the Chinese delegation in the men's 200m final of the Youth Olympic Games with a time of 21.22 seconds. Since then, he has maintained stable performance in various youth track and field events and set a new national youth record in the 200 meters.

From left to right are Su Bingtian, Zhang Peimeng and Xie Zhenye

In 2013, Xie Zhenye won the 200-meter championship at the National Track and Field Championships and finished third in the 100-meter race. At this point, the best combination of the new Chinese men's 4x100m relay competition was born. In the preliminaries of the 2015 Beijing World Championships, they broke the Asian record with a time of 37.92 seconds, advanced to the finals, and finally won the silver medal, creating an Asian team in the World Athletics Championships. Best result in the competition.

Xie Zhenye was interviewed after the game (Photo source: Internet) XTEP's signing of Xie Zhenye not only represents our support and blessing for this future star of Chinese track and field, but also shows XTEP's attitude towards becoming a professional sporting goods brand. This year, XTEP will continue to "return to sports and focus on running" and strengthen cooperation with professional athletes. It is hoped that more outstanding professional athletes will wear XTEP's professional sports equipment and go to the competition field to win glory for the country. At the same time, XTEP uses technologies such as "power nest", "shock-absorbing spin", "pneumatic ring" and "seamless", "icy" and "second dry" to manufacture high-functional shoes and clothing. Being tested and measured in real competitions will definitely promote the future development and improvement of our products. XTEP believes that through our unremitting efforts, providing professional products and considerate services, we will win the favor of more consumers.

XTEP supports China’s track and field cause to run further In 2013, Xie Zhenye won the 200-meter championship at the National Track and Field Championships and finished third in the 100-meter race. At this point, the best combination of the new Chinese men's 4x100m relay competition was born. In the preliminaries of the 2015 Beijing World Championships, they broke the Asian record with a time of 37.92 seconds, advanced to the finals, and finally won the silver medal, creating an Asian team in the World Athletics Championships. Best result in the competition.

The Chinese track and field team won 5 awards including the Best Female Athlete Award, Best Group Award, and Best Breakthrough Award in this annual selection of sports figures. This is a reflection of the judges and the majority of sports fans on the achievements of China's track and field in 2015. Recognition is a microcosm of the vigorous development of running in China. According to data released by the Chinese Athletics Association, there were 134 marathon events registered with the Association in 2015, an increase of 83 from the previous year, with 1.5 million participants. The number of events and the number of participants has experienced explosive growth.