Adidas to be official kit supplier of Chennai Open 2005

Adidas to be official kit supplier of Chennai Open 2005

MUMBAI: Sports goods manufacturer Adidas will be the official kit supplier of Chennai Open, South Asia's only ATP Tennis Tournament. With this association adidas will provide branded merchandise such as shoes, t-shirts, polo shirts, shorts and track pants to all tournament officials during the Chennai Open.

"Adidas has always brought passion to sport, wherever and whenever it is played", says Adidas India MD Andreas Gellner, in an official release. "We have already initiated grass root activity in tennis in the country through our participation in important tennis tournaments. Chennai Open is an important tennis event in India that both players and fans look forward to and we will support this year's tournament by providing the best products to the officials."

Adidas will also be running an in-store promotion in Chennai during the course of the tournament where tennis fans can buy merchandise worth Rs. 2500 and win VIP tickets for the Chennai Open Tennis championships. The tournament will be played at the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu Tennis Stadium at Nungambakam, Chennai from January 3-9, 2005 and will feature an impressive roster of International stars including World No. 5 - Carlos Moya of Spain and, Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand, amongst others.

Adidas has been closely involved with the sport of tennis globally. In India, the company supports major tennis tournaments in India such as the adidas-MCC National Junior Hard Court Tennis Championship in Chennai and the ITF International Junior Tournament in Gurgaon, adds the release.

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(With PTI inputs)