Marathon Sports

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Marathon Sports is an Ecuadorian based athletic company that distributes athletic equipment to sports teams founded in May 1988 by Rodrigo Ribadeinera. It currently provides uniforms to Ecuador and Bolivia. Their slogan is "La piel de tu pais".

The company was founded in May of 1988 by Rodrigo Ribadeinera with a vision for providing the utmost quality and a passion for sports. It first started as a sporting store chain for Ecuador, but in 1994, the Reebok expired. Marathon Sports then signed a contract with the Ecuadorian squad for an unknown sum of years. The first jersey design had a band of thick blue and red strips on the right shoulder reflecting the flag of Ecuador. After being close to qualify for their very first FIFA world cup in 1998, the F.E.F (Federacion Ecuatoriana de Futbol) decided to stick with the brand, releasing a design reflecting more of an Andean style. In 2002 the Ecuadorian team qualified for its very first world cup in Korea/Japan, FIFA's first jointly hosted world cup. As time passed and technology advanced, the brand still releases the latest design and technology for the squad. Their newest design is an evolution of its previous 2006 design. The company said it wanted to maintain its vertical lines because of its latest achievements with the design having qualified for its second time and reaching the knockout stages of the 2006 World Cup.

Today, Marathon Sports is an international brand having sponsored some of the teams in Peru (Sporting Crystal, Alianza Lima, and Universidad San Martin),Colombia (Atletico Nacional de Medellin,current champions of said nation), and the Bolivian football team. The company offers to export any product of theirs to any part of the world. Umbro has recently given Marathon the license to make its products to every Umbro sponsored team in Latin America. ], making it a renown brand in Latin America. It currently makes the uniforms for Barcelona, El Nacional in Ecuador.