Technogym Becomes Exclusive Supplier for Rio 2016 Olympics

Technogym has signed an exclusive supplier contract for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. 

The fitness and wellness products supplier will provide fitness equipment for all athletic preparation centres leading up to the Games.

This is the sixth Olympic deal for Technogym after previously supplying equipment for Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Turin 2006, Beijing 2008 and London 2012.

In Rio, Technogym will provide a full range of equipment for the main training centre at the Olympic Village in Barra da Tijuca which is open to all athletes taking part in the Games.

Technogym will supply 1,000 pieces of equipment and install the Mywellness cloud digital platform to allow athletes to connect personal training programmes directly with the equipment or with their mobile devices.

They will also provide a team of 50 professional athletic trainers to support athletes as well as all related services.

Nerio Alessandri, President and Founder of Technogym, said: “We are very proud to have been chosen for the 6th time as the official supplier of the Olympic Games.

“This important achievement represents a victory for the whole Technogym team and a strong reference to our products’ innovation and quality standards.

“Rio 2016 will also represent a unique social opportunity to promote wellness in Brazil and in the whole of Latin America and to get increasing numbers of people interested in regular physical exercise.”

Rio 2016 Organising Committee President Carlos Nuzman, said: “The needs of athletes are always at the forefront of our thinking and so ensuring we have top-of-the-range equipment available for their use is vital.

“We are going to work together over the next two years.”