The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has initiated a rulemaking process that could eventually result in the adoption of a mandatory safety standard for e-bikes. Parties wishing to submit input as part of this process may do so through 14 May.

Including statistics of Sports Goods Sales of China in the past 5 years.

LEVA-EU (the European trade association for light electric vehicles) recently met with EU e-bike companies to discuss the problems they are facing as a result of EU trade defence measures currently enforced against e-bikes and e-bike components being imported from the Chinese mainland. These measures are set to expire early next year. As such, the European Commission (Commission) will likely review whether to renew or extend these measures. In response, LEVA-EU has set out to support EU e-bike companies who, the trade association claims, are suffering from the effects of these trade defence measures, ranging from fines to prison sentences.

China has issued an updated version of its national product standard GB/T 32614-2023 Outdoor sportswear–Water resistant garments. The revised standard will become effective on April 1, 2024.

While international brands were well-represented at the ISPO Shanghai event, it was mainland sports equipment suppliers that were setting the pace.

AI inevitably put in an appearance among the digitally-driven health innovations beguiling showgoers at the recent IWF Shanghai 2023 event.

Health Canada is seeking public input through 27 August on a proposal to replace the current flammability and fire safety labelling requirements in the Tents Regulations with contemporary requirements developed by the Canadian General Standards Board in standard CAN/CGSB-182.1-2020 – Flammability and Labelling Requirements for Tents.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of the following diving buoyancy compensating devices made in mainland China.

France has introduced a new set of measures by means of three Decrees relating to the availability of spare parts for various ‘do-it-yourself’ (DIY) and gardening power tools; sports and leisure equipment; and motorised personal transport devices. The Decrees aim to guarantee the availability of spare parts for the aforementioned products and to enable their repair using second-hand parts stemming from the circular economy.

Hong Kong’s start-up ecosystem has shown remarkable resilience over recent years. The performance of the city’s SportsTech sector in the global venture capital market has been particularly notable. This interview focuses on how a local start-up is reshaping the future of basketball training by using AI-powered data analytics to quantify training, while creating an enhanced overall experience and identifying new and upcoming athletic talent.