{"id":106373,"date":"2025-11-12T12:23:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T12:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/blog\/?p=106373"},"modified":"2025-11-12T12:25:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T12:25:50","slug":"five-decades-of-evolution-how-our-athletic-gear-has-transformed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/blog\/en\/five-decades-of-evolution-how-our-athletic-gear-has-transformed\/","title":{"rendered":"Five decades of evolution: How our athletic gear has transformed"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"106373\" class=\"elementor elementor-106373\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2640eee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2640eee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c671e39\" data-id=\"c671e39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe03239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe03239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">At Joma, we showcase the technological journey that has reshaped our athletic apparel over the past 50 years.<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For more than half a century, Joma has been designing garments that support athletes on their path to excellence. Since our beginnings, <strong>we\u2019ve embraced innovation and technology as the way forward<\/strong>, accompanying generations of elite athletes in major national and international competitions. Thanks to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/en_IE\/sport\/running\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">high-performance athletic gear<\/a>, historic moments have been made\u2014like Ferm\u00edn Cacho\u2019s gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today, we support more than 15 federations \u2014 including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/en_IE\/sport\/running\/rfea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RFEA<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/en_IE\/sport\/running\/fidal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FIDAL<\/a> \u2014 and an international elite team. This journey would not have been possible without a <strong>consistent commitment to cutting-edge technology<\/strong>, reflected in our growing annual investment in R&amp;D.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77326a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"77326a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-video .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden;transform:translateZ(0)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper{aspect-ratio:var(--video-aspect-ratio)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{height:100%;width:100%;display:flex;border:none;background-color:#000}@supports not (aspect-ratio:1\/1){.elementor-widget-video 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.elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:relative;overflow:hidden;height:0;padding-bottom:calc(100% \/ var(--video-aspect-ratio))}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0}}.elementor-widget-video .e-hosted-video .elementor-video{-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-video,.e-con>.elementor-widget-video{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1135730748?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d5f1e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d5f1e2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9953e8c\" data-id=\"9953e8c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e05dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44e05dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>A journey of continuous improvement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a3a938 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a3a938\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d0ca42\" data-id=\"2d0ca42\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-addf25c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"addf25c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To illustrate this evolution, we present a <strong>comparison between two iconic garments: a high-performance shirt from 1983<\/strong> and the latest version of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joma-sport.com\/en_IE\/lines\/clothes\/elite\/elite-xi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u00c9lite shirt<\/strong><\/a>, currently worn by our professional team. These two designs highlight how we\u2019ve refined our technical lines over time, adapting to the demands of elite sport.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 1983 shirt represented the highest level of textile development of its time and reflected the first technological advances applied to athletics. That design marked the beginning of a path Joma has followed with dedication, research, and passion for sport\u2014leading to today\u2019s \u00c9lite shirt.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a99e10\" data-id=\"5a99e10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c26f4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c26f4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Technology in Service of Performance<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This comparison clearly shows how innovation has transformed every fabric and detail to meet the needs of elite athletes:<\/p><ul><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Flatlock seams and laser-cut finishes<\/strong>, which eliminate chafing and reduce weight<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ultra-lightweight construction<\/strong>, offering maximum freedom of movement<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Strategic microperforations<\/strong>, enhancing breathability and sweat evacuation<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>High-performance fabrics<\/strong>, more resistant to friction and wear from repetitive motion<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Advanced elasticity<\/strong>, with a 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