Ready for big sportswear league

Not many outside the Chinese mainland might be aware that the world's third-largest sportswear company is a Hong Kong-listed company, but come September 2022, when Beijing will host the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic Games, the world will likely recognize Anta.

On Dec 15, the Games' emblems were unveiled - and Chinese speed skating Olympic champion Zhang Hong, wearing Anta apparel emblazoned with the emblems, appeared on the dais during the launch ceremony.

That recognition has not come a day soon, according to Ding Shizhong, chairman and CEO of Anta Sports Products Ltd, which was founded in 1994 in Jinjiang, Fujian province, East China.