One-off Nanjing event a success, ISPO says
ISPO Shanghai took place at the end of July. It attracted almost 21,000 visitors and 350 exhibitors. As a one-off, the 2022 event took place in Nanjing rather than Shanghai owing to covid-19 restrictions.
Organiser ISPO said 21,000 was a record attendance and it described this as a reflection of “the industry’s determination to present and develop sporting goods”.
Head of the ISPO Group, Tobias Gröber, said: “The urban sports style that we showed at ISPO Shanghai this year is continuing to develop. Seasons and categories are becoming increasingly blurred, which is why we will continue to expand the product segments on our Chinese platforms and pursue a cross-category approach.”
He said that in future, ISPO will include new sports and outdoor topics such as cycling and off-road vehicles.
The next ISPO Shanghai will take place in June 2023, returning to Shanghai. ISPO Beijing will next take place from December 9 to 11, 2022 at the National Convention Center in Beijing.
