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The first winners of the new Outstanding Outdoor Award have been selected. After reviewing 203 nominations in 28 categories, the international jury of experts selected products that set new standards in terms of their special functionality, striking design, safety improvements or exceptional innovation. Another constant focal point: sustainability. The Outstanding Outdoor Award places the winners in a powerful spotlight and serves as an important guide about current and future trends for retailers, the media and consumers. The awards will be presented on June 30, 2019 during the OutDoor by ISPO trade fair.

This summer, Europe’s biggest outdoor trade fair, OutDoor by ISPO, will be taking place for the first time ever in Munich. However, it’s not just the trade visitors who will be part of the new outdoor movement—end consumers will be able to get in on the act as well. This is because a range of events and activities open to everyone will be taking place in the wider metropolitan region of Munich from June 29 to July 6 as part of OutDays, which will be running in parallel to the trade fair.

Thanks to an affluent middle class with a growing interest in sports, China is becoming increasingly attractive to sporting goods manufacturers. It is not just those in the sports business that have recognized the potential—international soccer clubs are also competing for the favor of Chinese sports fans. ISPO Shanghai, taking place at the Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC) from July 5 to 7, will provide the perfect gateway to the market. In addition to numerous companies, this year Bundesliga International will be represented with FC Bayern, Borussia Dortmund, Schalke 04, Borussia Mönchengladbach, VfL Wolfsburg and Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

Digitalization has given a rocket-like boost to the sporting goods industry in recent years. Manufacturers and retailers will learn the best ways to seize these new digital opportunities and to apply digital tools on July 3 and 4 during the ISPO Digitize Summit in Munich, the compact, clearly structured digital conference for the sporting goods industry.

ISPO Brandnew, the world’s largest platform for startups in the sporting goods industry, will be expanded: For the first time ever the startup summit “Basecamp of Inspiration” will take place as a part of Europe’s largest outdoor trade fair OutDoor by ISPO in Munich (June 30 to July 3).

The successful launch of the eSports arena at ISPO Munich in February proved that there is huge interest for digital sports within the industry. This will all be taken to the next level from July 3 to 7, 2019 with the first ever Electronic Sports Competition (ES_COM), the largest eSports and gaming festival in southern Germany, where gaming fans in particular will be in for an absolute treat.

OutDoor by ISPO is the first year-round, integrative and cross-media platform designed for a new outdoor movement. It also includes the OutDoor by ISPO trade fair, the perfect event for bringing together the international outdoor industry. It will be held for the first time ever at the Messe München site from June 30 to July 3, 2019 and will be organized in close cooperation with the European Outdoor Group (EOG) trade association.

From June 30 to July 3, 2019, the international outdoor sector will meet in Munich for the first OutDoor by ISPO trade fair. The focus of the event will be on an international retail audience, who will enjoy numerous benefits: In addition to assistance on travel and in finding accommodation, visitors can look forward to discount ticket prices and a separate retailer program.