{"id":216200,"date":"2022-02-10T15:36:29","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T13:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=112762"},"modified":"2022-02-10T15:36:29","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T13:36:29","slug":"sa-welcomes-relaunch-of-olympic-footwear-and-apparel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/sa-welcomes-relaunch-of-olympic-footwear-and-apparel\/","title":{"rendered":"SA welcomes relaunch of Olympic footwear and apparel!"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sa-welcomes-relaunch-of-olympic-footwear-and-apparel.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sa-welcomes-relaunch-of-olympic-footwear-and-apparel.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<figure id=\"attachment_112763\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-112763\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=112763\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"wp-image-112763 size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sa-welcomes-relaunch-of-olympic-footwear-and-apparel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-112763 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sa-welcomes-relaunch-of-olympic-footwear-and-apparel.jpg\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"169\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-112763\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gary Van Rooyen, Managing Director of Olympic. Photo: Olympic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The South African sporting, lifestyle and fitness markets have received a welcomed boost with the relaunch of the iconic footwear and apparel brand, Olympic.<\/p>\n<p>As one of the oldest sports brands in South Africa, Olympic has existed since 1918 with the brand going through various phases of development as it moved into the new millennium.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was time to refresh the brand and offer South Africans an excellent branded product at an affordable price,\u201d says Gary Van Rooyen, who is spearheading the return of Olympic into the Southern African market.<\/p>\n<p>A legend in the competitive sporting world having represented South Africa in four different sports, Van Rooyen is ideally suited to lead his young and competent team as they launch the Olympic brand back into the consciousness of active South African consumers.<\/p>\n<p>Van Rooyen continues, \u201cWe are very clear around our positioning of the brand in the market. We believe that there is a clear space for a strongly branded product in the lower price point range and that is where we intend to place and grow Olympic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And Van Rooyen should know, he was part of the team that worked on various global sports brands in South Africa and also led the team that successfully launched New Balance into South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Van Rooyen adds, \u201cThe \u2018new look\u2019 Olympic brand positioning is very exciting \u2013 it boasts a footwear and apparel range that includes all the latest internationally recognised \u2018performance improving\u2019 attributes, while being backed up by an international quality assurance system. The brand prides itself on bringing new products to life that include \u2018new tech\u2019, while being easily affordable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Olympic will launch this week with a full apparel and footwear range, available from selected sports retail stores. The initial range of products will focus on the running and football categories. All ranges will also be available for purchase online from www.olympicsa.co.za<\/p>\n<p>Facebook: @OlympicZA<br \/>Instagram: OLYMPIC_ZA<\/p>\n<p>About Olympic<br \/>Revived and progressive, Olympic offers a newly cultured range of aesthetically and athletically inspired apparel &amp; footwear. Our experienced team specialise in reinventing our products to make way for its new energy, look and feel. Boasting a strong sporting background, we bring to life products that include \u2018new tech\u2019, while being easily affordable.<\/p>\n<p>For further information on Olympic please visit www.olympicsa.co.za<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/sa-welcomes-relaunch-of-olympic-footwear-and-apparel\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Gary Van Rooyen, Managing Director of Olympic. Photo: Olympic The South African sporting, lifestyle and fitness markets have received a welcomed boost with the relaunch of the iconic footwear and apparel brand, Olympic. 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