Gymnast Simone Biles is leaving Nike for a partnership with Gap-owned Athleta.
Biles told The Wall Street Journal that she s attracted to Athleta s values and female-focused team.
Sprinter Allyson Felix also signed a deal with Athleta following a high-profile split with Nike.
Gymnast Simone Biles is leaving Nike for a new partnership with apparel brand Athleta.
The five-time Olympic medalist has signed a deal with the Gap-owned athleticwear company that includes her own line of performance wear, according to The Wall Street Journal s Louise Radnofsky. Biles told The Journal that Athleta s core values and female-focused team led her to sign with the company.
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Ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi charged following coup By The World staff
A convoy of army vehicles patrol the streets of Mandalay, Myanmar, Feb. 3, 2021.
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Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s controversial ousted leader who has been detained by authorities since Monday following a coup by the country’s military has now been formally charged. The charges levied against Suu Kyi include violating import and export laws, and possession of unlawful communication devices imported walkie-talkies.
Legal charges against the Nobel laureate, whose popularity has endured for years in the country, might seem obscure. But it could be enough to secure the military s objective of barring her from political office since members of parliament in Myanmar cannot have previous criminal convictions. Suu Kyi’s party, the National League for Democracy, recently took the majority of seats i
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