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Interview with Bernhard Kiehl, Head of Sustainability Program at Gore

The head of the sustainability program at Gore, talks about greenwashing, cooperation with competitors and the sensible use of chemicals.

ISPO

Kobe Bryant in the Los Angeles Lakers jersey

Sports Community Mourns Kobe Bryant

One of the greatest basketball players of all time is dead. Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash in California. Bryant won five NBA titles, won Olympic gold twice, he was only 41 years old.

Running

Tegla Loroupe (here with IOC President Thomas Bach) was also involved in the 2021 Olympic Games as Chef de Mission of the Refugee Team.

Tegla Loroupe: ISPO Cup for a remarkable woman

Tegla Loroupe was not only the world's best marathon runner for years. Even after her career, she continues to do remarkable things: for orphans and refugees.

People

Felix Neureuther is the new face of Jack Wolfskin.

Felix Neureuther - The jack-of-all-trades is coming to ISPO Munich 2020

Felix Neureuther is as present as ever. He is just about to turn into a businessman and is a guest at the ISPO Munich 2020.

Dream On

Ultra runners from all over the world meet at the Badwater Ultramarathon.

Jens Witzel at the Badwater Ultramarathon: "What Kind of Strange Person Am I?"

Running 217 kilometers in the merciless heat of Death Valley - sounds impossible? Not for ultra runner Jens Witzel.

Learn from the Pros

Marathon with Multiple Sclerosis: Jasmin Nunige Is the Queen of Restarts

The Swiss Jasmin Nunige has been suffering from multiple sclerosis for eight years, which does not prevent her from participating highly successfully in marathons and ultra trails. At OutDoor Society, she explains how she doesn't let her incurable illness get her down and how she keeps getting back up even after setbacks.

Dream On

"Free Solo Is Not Some Coolness-Instagram Rubbish"

Highlining is a variant of slacklining - Friedi Kühne wants to master it to perfection. And he has to, because when he's on free solo, no safety rope helps. Crazy? "No, on the contrary," he says.