Anta Sports

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  • Anta Sports Products Limited
Native name
安踏体育用品有限公司
Company type Public
ISIN KYG040111059
Industry Sports equipment, textile
Founded1991 (1991)
FounderDing Shizhong
Headquarters,
China
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Ding Shizhong (Chairman)
Products Sneakers, clothing, accessories
Revenue
  • Increase2.svg US$7.7 billion (2021) [1]
Owner
  • Anta International (BVI) (61.84%)
  • Public (38.16%)
Subsidiaries Amer Sports
Website anta.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
College teams
Boxing
Long Distance Running
Formerly

Until the end of 2022, Anta Sports was the official supplier of the International Olympic Committee, [7] sponsored 26 Chinese national teams in winter sports, boxing, taekwondo, gymnastics, weightlifting, wrestling, judo, surfing, water polo and golf.[ citation needed ]

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Anta Sports
Simplified Chinese 安踏体育用品有限公司
Traditional Chinese 安踏體育用品有限公司