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Here at JD Sports New Zealand the adidas range is filled with stylish shoes, clothing, and accessories from this iconic 3 stripe brand. Browse the popular collections such as the adidas Sambas and Gazelles with are part of the popular adidas originals line. JD have all the latest adidas releases in a wide range of styles, sizes and colourways which are available to buy online now! Why not add a pair to your rotation today? Now you have a fresh pair of shoes the next step is to complete the new fit with some clothing and thanks to adidas they have it all. From T-shirt with bold trendy designs to comfy tracksuits and hoodies adidas have you covered whether you’re keeping casual with adidas originals choose between the legendary trefoil or the iconic 3 stripes.

History of the adidas Brand

First started in 1924 by Adolf ‘Adi’ Dassler the founding father of adidas embarked on his mission to provide athletes with the best possible equipment. Fast forward 70 years later to today, adidas is one of the biggest sportwear brands in the world with its ever-growing collection of popular clothing and shoes. It was thanks to the success of Jesse Owens in the 1936 Olympics that catapulted adidas’s reputation after Dassler managed to convince Owens to wear his handmade spikes, his four gold medals made the name and reputation of Dassler shoes became known to the world's sportsmen and their trainers. Due to their popular reputation adidas football boots were popular with players of the beautiful game professional soccer players could be seen wearing 3-Stripes boots on the pitch.