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Exclusive collection and sustainable materials for Tokyo 2020

- Olympic Games Exclusive collection and sustainable materials for Tokyo 2020

Joma and the Spanish Olympic Committee present the exclusive collection of equipment for the Spanish delegation in Tokyo 2020. The podium garments made of sustainable materials, truly stand out.

Joma, as technical sponsor of the Spanish Olympic Committee, has prepared an extensive collection consisting of more than 30 garments divided into three lines: parade uniforms, awards and Olympic village. In addition to an exclusive line of footwear.

The designs are 100% Spanish made. More than 20 people who make up the design, marketing and communication teams of the brand have been involved in its development. A team based at the company’s headquarters in Portillo de Toledo, formed among other profiles by professional athletes.

For the first time, the Spanish Olympians will contribute to the sustainability of the planet, in reducing plastic pollution from thousands of waste bottles and reducing carbon emissions into the atmosphere. The plastics, which are seriously damaging biodiversity, are processed into 100% recycled polyester thread and subsequently into more than one million meters of sustainable fabric that is used to manufacture garments for Joma’s textile collection.

In the design, Joma prints the brand “Spain”, so that the clothing enhances the feeling and pride of each athlete for belonging to the Spanish Olympic delegation. Different versions have been designed for men and women, with a more feminine style and molded patterns, as well as a wide variety of garments to adapt to weather conditions.

AWARD line

A classic design has been chosen in white with highlights in red and yellow, made in a very light and breathable fabric. The originality of the collar and cuffs, which are perforated, stand out, as does the back.

Olympic Village and LEISURE TIME line

The Olympic Village uniform is the one with the greatest variety of garments, colors and fabrics. The colors blue, red and white are used in various fabrics such as polyester, cotton and elastane.

PARADE line

The master line of the design is the combination of a formal style with a sporty touch to create elegant garments with which the athletes will feel comfortable during their parade in the Olympic Stadium. The jackets are made from 100% RECYCLED MATERIALS.

Exclusive footwear

Along with clothing, Joma has worked on an exclusive line of footwear for the Spanish Olympic Committee consisting of parade shoes, podium shoes, Olympic village shoes and flip-flops. In the inaugural parade, the Spanish Olympians will wear the casual model C.800, a classic style leather shoe, while on the podium and in the village, two high-end running shoes have been chosen: SUPERCROSS and STORM VIPER.

- Tennis Jessica Bouzas, three-time ITF champion

Great season for Granollers in doubles

The ‘JomaPlayer’ is having an unforgettable 2021 season. The ITF and Challenger are undeniable for Spanish tennis: Jessica Bouzas. The Galician tennis player won the title at the 15k tournament in Heraklion (Greece), after dominating Mexican Maria Jose Portillo 6-3, 6-0. Bouzas finished 2020 playing her first singles final in Madrid and started 2021 by winning her first two professional singles tournaments, both in Cairo. In mid-March she reached the final at the tournament in Gonesse (France) and recently became a three-time champion at just 18 years of age.

The Spanish tennis player won the Madrid Master 1000 and was runner-up at Wimbledon.

Joma sponsored tennis player, Marcel Granollers, is becoming one of the great tennis professionals in doubles, after the Wimbledon final he is ranked number 5 in the ATP ranking. This is the result of the splendid 2021 season that the Catalan is doing together with his partner Zeballos. The first great success was his victory at the Mutua Madrid Open 2021, his 22nd tournament and his fifth with his current partner. The Caja Mágica and the Manolo Santana Central Stadium rumbled with the Spanish victory against the big favorites Mate Pavic and Nikola Mektic, for being the number one ranked couple in the ATP ranking. The final result of 1-6, 6-3 and 10-8 shows that it was a very hardearned and desired title. The number one ranked couple was also their rivals in the Wimbledon final, an occasion in which they managed to beat the Spaniard and his partner. The title of runner-up in a Grand Slam is another great success in tennis. Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos started playing together in Montreal 2019. Since then they had conquered the land of Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and Rome. And now Madrid. Their next goal will be the Rome Masters and then the Roland Garros Grand Slam, Granollers’ only pending subject.

Joma provides clothing for half of the Spanish Armada in the ATP Cup

This is the name given to the Spanish tennis team that took part in the new ATP Cup 2021 competition held between February 2nd and 6th in Australia. Joma sponsored Pablo Carreño and Marcel Granollers, were part of the Spanish team.

The 2021 tennis season began in February with two major competitions: the Australian Open, the kick-off of the ATP circuit, and the ATP Cup, a new competition in which Spain was represented by Rafa Nadal, Pablo Carreño, Marcel Granollers and Roberto Bautista. The Spaniards managed to overcome Greece in the first round (1-2) thanks to Pablo Carreño’s victory over Michail Pervolarakis (6-3, 6-4), thus advancing to the semifinals. In the semis, the Spaniards were defeated by Italy.

Tamara Zidansek reaches Roland Garros semis

‘JomaPlayer’ Tamara Zidansek has become the first woman representing Slovenia to reach a Grand Slam semifinal.

She won 7-5, 4-6, 8-6 against Spain’s Paula Badosa, ranked No. 33 in the world. It was a match with many changes in the scoreboard, perhaps because both players were new in this Grand Slam round.

Nerves played a trick on the Slovenian at the beginning of the match, giving up a 0-3 lead early on, but, little by little, she relaxed and played her best tennis, to turn the set around and take a 4-2 lead in the second set. Zidansek hit 48 winning points in the two hours and 26 minutes of the match against Badosa.

Thus, Zidansek reached the Roland Garros semifinals and was subsequently eliminated, but she had already made history and was welcomed with honors upon her arrival to Slovenia.

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