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FEBRUARY /// With 8:04:69, Haile Gebrselassie sets
a new world record in the two-mile event and becomes
3000 meter Indoor World Champion in Birmingham,
England. Haile, the most successful long-distance
runner ever, has now broken 17 world records.
MARCH /// At the 2003 WGC Accenture
World Match Play Championship, which
assembled 64 of the top 66 players in the
World Golf Rankings, TaylorMade’s R500
Series drivers rank No.1, and Taylor-
Made’s RAC irons are also No.1.
APRIL /// NBA top
scorer Tracy McGrady
finishes the season
averaging 32.1 points
per game.
JULY /// Ian Thorpe with his revolu-
tionary adidas JetConcept full body
swimsuit wins three gold medals at
the FINA World Swimming Champi-
onships in Barcelona.
JULY /// Mavic-adidas Cycling cele-
brates 30 years of Mavic participation
at the centennial Tour de France with
the Ksyrium™ SSC SL Tour de France
wheel, a special edition featuring
Mavic’s finest technology.
SEPTEMBER /// adidas is the official
sponsor, supplier and licensee of the
FIFA Women’s Football World Cup,
which is won by the adidas sponsored
German team 2-1 against Sweden.
NOVEMBER /// This year’s domi-
nating player on the WTA Tour,
adidas sponsored Justine Henin-
Hardenne, finishes the tennis
season in the No.1 position.
NOVEMBER /// England clinches
the 2003 Rugby World Cup title after
a beautiful drop goal from flyhalf
Jonny Wilkinson in the last minute
of extra time.
JUNE /// adidas and
the Chinese Football
Association enter into
a long-term partner-
ship.
APRIL /// adidas Japan
celebrates its 5th anniver-
sary. Since operations began
in 1998, sales have risen to
nearly € 450 million.
JULY /// adidas signs a
sponsorship agreement for
the UEFA EURO 2004™ in
Portugal and is now partner
of all major football compe-
titions.
OCTOBER /// adidas Sport Style presents its
spring /summer 2004 collection during the Paris
Fashion Week. The new collection, designed by Yohji
Yamamoto, draws its inspiration from the upcoming
2004 Olympic Games.
NOVEMBER /// Just eight months after the laying of the
foundation stone, the new adidas factory outlet is
opened in Herzogenaurach. Uli Hoeness, manager of
FC Bayern Munich, and the German national team
players Oliver Kahn and Michael Ballack are among the
guests attending this event.
DECEMBER /// The adidas
Rugby World Cup Campaign
wins this year’s Print Epica
d’Or award, Europe’s premiere
creative award.
DECEMBER /// Germany’s
second adidas Originals Store
opens in Munich. Additional
Originals Stores were opened
in Seoul, Singapore, Milan and
Miami during 2003.