Junior Rowing News are delighted to announce a partnership with Mizuno, the Japanese sports clothing and footwear brand. In a fantastic move to embolden JRN as the world-leading resource on junior rowing, Mizuno are set to become the latest in a string of high-profile partners.
Founded and headquartered in Japan, Mizuno have a global presence that spans across multiple continents and disciplines. Their work in rowing, as kit providers for both British Rowing and The Boat Race, demonstrates their commitment to the sport and they intend to revolutionise the way kit is manufactured, produced and understood in rowing.
Mizuno’s corporate philosophy is ‘contributing to society through the advancement of sporting goods and the promotion of sports’, a concept that relates to the performance and well-being of athletes up and down the country. This is demonstrated daily in their work on developing new apparel pieces for British Rowing.
Head of UK Operations, Rob Henderson, said: “We’re looking to change the face of rowing kit, from junior to senior level. The technical process which underpins all of our work is going to be implemented into our new rowing line, demonstrated by the work we’ve already done with The Boat Race and British Rowing. We see Junior Rowing News as the ideal partner to help us reach out to junior rowers, across the UK, and understand what they want from their kit and how we can deliver that.”
Marketing Manager for Mizuno UK, Graham Johnson, said: “Every time we see the athletes sporting the famous Mizuno ‘Runbird’ logo in harmony with the union flag we are inspired. It’s such a fantastic sport, with a growing base of young, engaged people and we’re proud to be working to improve the resources people can access to better their own performance”.
Tom Morgan, commercial director of Junior Rowing News, commented: “Mizuno are doing some incredible things within rowing, and we’re so excited to be working with them to deliver better, more reliable kit to the thousands of junior rowers across the UK.”
Founded in 2013, Junior Rowing News are the UK’s leading website and content provider on junior rowing. The platform has expanded to incorporate a number of writers and to comprehensively cover the whole of the junior rowing circuit. Now in its 5th year, Junior Rowing News is widely regarded as one of the most influential rowing websites in the UK.
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