History and Technology of Mizuno Running Shoes

Mizuno is a Japanese company with over 100 years of history. The brothers Rihati and Rizo Mizuno founded it in Osaka in 1906. At first, the company produced baseball equipment, from 1927 it even produced skis, and by 1983 the first sneakers appeared. The model was called Runbird (running bird) – this is what symbolizes the company logo.
Now Mizuno produces equipment for many sports: volleyball, tennis, football, running, baseball, etc. In 1997, the Wave plate, the most famous Mizuno technology, was used in sneakers for the first time. The first Wave model was the Mizuno Wave Rider. The plate absorbs due to its geometry and does not lose its properties, like foam or gel.

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