NTN Partners with the World Athletics Series

As an Official Partner, NTN Corporation is sponsoring the World Athletics Series to encourage athletes who push themselves to their limits.

This partnership has been extremely meaningful to women in sports, representing NTN's commitment to eliminating barriers to inclusion and helping to create an equitable future.

Under the terms of the agreement, which runs until the end of 2024, NTN serves as the competition and presentation bib partner for the women’s events in Budapest, as well as for the World Road Running Championships Riga 23, and the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Antalya 24. The agreement also includes support for all World Athletics Series events until the end of 2024. Some 2,000 athletes from more than 200 countries gathered in Budapest from August 19-27th to compete in what was regarded as the world’s third biggest sporting event.

NTN continues its mission to fuel athletes across a multitude of sports, helping them achieve excellence in sports performance.

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said: “I’m delighted to welcome NTN Corporation to our sport. Our Official Partners are key contributors to the staging of our World Athletics Series events, and there are none bigger than the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23. We are always looking for partners who share our global vision and want to make the world a better place, and NTN certainly fits that bill. Gender equality is one of our key pillars so I’m particularly pleased to see that NTN will support our female competition program through the bib sponsorship.”

NTN CEO Eiichi Ukai said: “We are pleased to have the honour of supporting World Athletics. NTN has developed its business globally based on the two Founders’ “Frontier Spirit,” which encourages us to keep taking on challenges, and “Coexistence and Co-prosperity Spirit” which encourages us to develop together with society. This is in accordance with our corporate philosophy: “We shall contribute to international society through creating new technologies and developing new products.” Through its business activities, NTN also contributes to the resolution of social issues, such as respecting human rights, promoting diversity, contributing to local communities, and protecting the environment.

Through its support for the world’s leading track and field events, NTN will encourage the world’s best athletes to strive for excellence, promote the World Athletics Series events and the sport of athletics, and contribute to positive international exchange between nations

NTN’s sponsorship includes the following 2023 & 2024 events

Event name	World Athletics Championships
Event date	August 19-27, 2023
Location	Budapest, Hungary
Sponsorship Details	Women’s Competition & Award Ceremony Bibs Advertising Boards (Stadium, Marathon and Race Walk etc.) Video Advertisements (Stadium)

 

Event name	World Athletics Road Running Championships
Event Date	October 1, 2023
Location	Riga, Latvia
Sponsorship Details	Women’s Competition & Award Ceremony Bibs Advertising Boards (Half-Marathon, 5km, Road Mile)

 

Event name	World Athletics Cross Country Championships
Event date	TBD
Location	TBD
Sponsorship Details	Advertising Boards

 

Event name	World Athletics Indoor Championships
Event date	March 1-3, 2024
Location	Glasgow, UK
Sponsorship Details	Advertising Boards and Video Advertisements (Stadium)

 

Event name	World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships
Event date	April 21, 2024
Location	Antalya, Turkey
Sponsorship Details	Women’s Competition & Award Ceremony Bibs Advertising Boards (Race Walk)

 

Event name	World Athletics Relays
Event date	May 4-5, 2024
Location	Bahamas
Sponsorship Details	Advertising Boards and Video Advertisements (Stadium)

 

Event name	World Athletics U20 Championships
Event date	August 26 – 31, 2024
Location	Lima, Peru
Sponsorship Details	Advertising Boards and Video Advertisements (Stadium)