The Internationale Fachmesse für Sportartikel und Sportmode, more commonly referred to as ISPO, is the world's largest

trade fair A trade fair, also known as trade show, trade exhibition, or trade exposition, is an exhibition organized so that companies in a specific industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products and services, meet with industry partners and c ...

for

sporting goods Sports equipment, sporting equipment, also called sporting goods, are the tools, materials, apparel, and gear used to compete in a sport and varies depending on the sport. The equipment ranges from balls, nets, and protective gear like helmets. ...

and

sportswear Sportswear or activewear is clothing, including footwear, worn for sport or physical exercise. Sport-specific clothing is worn for most sports and physical exercise, for practical, comfort or safety reasons. Typical sport-specific garments ...

Description

Since its inception in 1970, the ISPO takes place once a year (end of January or early February) at

Neue Messe München Neue Messe München is an exhibition center in the Messestadt Riem area in the eastern district of Munich Trudering-Riem built in 1994 until 1998. It is operated by Messe München. Location and transport The exhibition center was built on the ...

where the following categories are being displayed: Outdoor,

Skiing Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow. Variations of purpose include basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IO ...

, Boarding,

Running Running is a method of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. Running is a type of gait characterized by an aerial phase in which all feet are above the ground (though there are exceptions). This is ...

, Fitness, Sportswear, Beachwear, Teamsports,

Soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

, Nordic Sports,

Biking Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

, Racket,

Triathlon A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of Swimming (sport), swimming, Cycle sport, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the t ...

, and Kids.
ISPO Munich is part of the ISPO Family which also includes other

s such as ISPO BIKE (previously Bike EXPO), ISPO BEIJING and the service providers ISPO JOBS and ISPO CONNECT. Each year, the ISPO awards the ISPO BrandNew to Start-Up companies in the sport industry that present especially innovative business models or products. The ISPO has an ISPO Award, which is awarded to particularly innovative, creative, high-performing or ecological products and is voted by an independent jury who convene before the show takes place. ISPO hosts the annual ISPO Night Run in the Olympiapark, Munich's largest running event at night.https://www.ispo.com/events/ispo-munich-nightrun

External links

www.ispo.com - ISPO Websitewww.auma.de - Website of the Association of the German Trade Fair Industry

-ISPO BrandNew Website- ISPO Major Supplier

References

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