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ANTA Sports

(安踏体育用品有限公司)

ANTA Sports

安踏体育用品有限公司

Anta is China's largest sportswear firm, producing sports equipment, footwear, apparel and accessories. It has more than 12,000 stores in around 300 cities in China, selling its own-branded products in addition to acquired brands, including FILA as well as Salomon, Arc'teryx and Wilson. In recent years, its products have gained popularity in China owing to a trend among Gen Z consumers to buy things that are made in China.

Chairman / President

Ding Shizhong

CEO / Managing Director

Lai Shixian、Wu Yonghua

CFO / Finance Director

Bi Mingwei

Industry

Sport

Website

anta.com

Headquarters address

Jinjiang, Fujian, China

Stock Code

SEHK: 2020

Year founded

1991

Wealth: Alternative Investments

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.css-12ooj4n{font-family:Roboto Condensed,Roboto Condensed fallback,sans-serif;}China’s soft power play: how investing in sport is changing the game

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Private equity, sovereign funds and family offices are sitting on record stocks of dry powder even as geopolitical risks cloud the global outlook.

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Policy support, Chinese New Year demand and Winter Olympics exposure lift China’s sportswear makers, with Li Ning and Anta leading gains.

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Anta’s red-and-white tracksuit, officially named the ‘Champions Dragon Outfit’, used embossing, patchwork and embroidery to create motifs to represent the scales on the dragon’s skin.

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A sell-off in Anta Sports erased almost HK$22 billion (US$2.8 billion) of its market value, following a stock placement plan at below-market price.

Chinese Gen Z favour ‘China chic’ over Western brands

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Opinion | China needs to show it can compete on more than price