ISPO Munich 2019 opened its doors to over 80,000 visitors and 2943 exhibitors - a new record!
As a prelude to the ISPO Munich Sports Week, the ISPO Munich Night Run took place on the 2nd of February. Ultra runner Florian Neuschwander also took part.
In the ISPO Brandnew newcomer competition, the most innovative products were selected in seven categories. This year the category Digital was included for the first time.
Climbing yoga on the Health & Fitness stage in Hall A6 caused amazed faces among the visitors.
The target group women is an important topic at ISPO Munich 2019. Margit Dittrich founded the network "Frauen Verbinden" (Women networking) and invited again this year to the Women's Lounge.
Major personnel changes at the top of the European Outdoor Group: Mark Held becomes the new President of the EOG.
Fitness on the water in the Watersports Village.
eSports is trendy and therefore eSports was integrated in the ISPO Digitize area for the first time. In the arena the Bayern Ballers played a match in virtual basketball.
Felix Neureuther and Gerd Schönfelder received the UVEX Proud People Award at ISPO Munich 2019.
On the evening of the second day of the fair, visitors were drawn to the ISPO Digitize Pioneers Night. The stands were crowded. Digitalization has arrived in the sports industry. ISPO Director Tobias Gröber opened the evening.
What will the future of sport look like? "The future of sports is bright," said skater legend Tony Hawk at ISPO Digitize Pioneers Night.
Also in 2019 there were many prominent athletes and entrepreneurs at ISPO Munich. Football star Mats Hummels was attracted to ISPO Digitize in Hall C6. There he obviously enjoyed the hologate.
Impressive figures from China at the China Deep Dive Conference: Klaus Wehner, Managing Director of Alibaba Germany: "There are currently 102 cities in China with over one million inhabitants. It's expected to be 220 in ten years."
This year's highlight on day 3: The ISPO VIP Dinner. Biathlon star Ole Einar Björndalen was awarded the ISPO Cup.
Whether handball, basketball or football: the digital hall floor ASB GlassFloor can create any playing field with the help of LEDs.
Sustainability is making its way into the sports industry and was a focus topic at ISPO Munich 2019: fitness equipment is now made of wood.
Also in 2019 ISPO Munich invited bloggers and influencers from the sports sector. For marketers in the sports business, it has become a matter of course to use blogs as a wide-reaching channel.
Many successful athletes visited the Health & Fitness area in Hall A6 this year. In addition to swimmer Britta Steffen and beach volleyball player Julus Brink, Olympic champion Nils Schumann over 800 meters was also there and showed fitness exercises.
On the last day of ISPO Munich 2019, fair boss Klaus Dittrich takes stock: With 2943 exhibitors, a new record was broken. The topic of digitalization and individualisation plays an important role in the industry.
