By RYUHEI TSUTSUI/ Staff Writer
December 19, 2020 at 08:00 JST
This pair of track-and-field sprinter's spikes, developed by Asics Corp. in the runup to the Tokyo Olympic Games of 1964, has pins on the outsoles that help clutch the ground. (Provided by Asics Corp.)
Top Japanese sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu scoffed when he first saw Asics Corp.'s spikeless track shoes, featuring a honeycombed carbon fiber outer sole, eschewing metal spikes. [Read More]
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