Technogym chosen as official supplier for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Rio 2016 Olympic Games have chosen Technogym as official and exclusive fitness equipment supplier. For Technogym, internationallyrecognised for setting the standard in athletic training, rehabilitation and wellness, Rio 2016 represents the sixth Olympic experience after Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Turin 2006, Beijing 2008 and London 2012.
In Rio, Technogym will equip 15 centres for the athletes to train prior to and during the Olympic Games. The main training centre (approximately 2,000 sq. m.) located at the Olympic Village in Barra da Tijuca, is open to all athletes taking part to the Games and will be equipped with a wide range of products in order to cover the athletic preparation needs of every sport discipline. The other14 training centres are located at additional competition venues and specifically designed for the athletic preparation needs of the different disciplines.
A total number of around 1,200 pieces of equipment are available to the 10,500 athletes, coming from 205 different countries and performing in 42 different disciplines. Moreover, Technogym will provide a team of 50 professional athletic trainers to support the athletes as well as all related services (gym layout, installation and technical service).
The Rio 2016 athletes will have the possibility to train on a selection of the best and most innovative products covering all training areas such as cardio, strength and functional training. All Technogym equipment will be fully integrated with the Mywellness cloud, the Technogym digital platform enabling them to stay connected to their own personal training programme directly on the equipment itself and via their mobile devices. The state-of-the-art solution that Technogym took to Rio includes the newly released Skillmill, the only non-motor-driven functional training product specifically designed for Athletic Performance Training, which allows athletes to train power, speed, stamina and agility exercises with the same product. Athletes are also training on Excite, the widest and most complete cardio training range in the world featuring Unity, the latest generation “internet of things” based interface, designed to ensure a fully personalised training experience, which allows athletes to access to their personal training programmes via the Technogym’s Mywellness cloud. Kinesis, the Technogym patented technology, will allow athletes to explore the freedom of 360° movement to perform exercises aimed at improving balance, flexibility and posture and simulating sport specific movements.