When Nike introduced the ZoomX Vaporfly back in April, it was accompanied with the tagline: “a racing shoe that breaks records.” While this may sound like the normal marketing spiel that you’d expect, it turns out that the shoe was literally breaking records. In fact, according to the International association of Athletics Federations, it’s breaking way too many, sparking some dispute within the running community.

This month, Eliud Kipchoge became the first human to run an entire marathon in under two hours. just one day later, Brigid Kosgei also set a new record for the fastest women’s marathon time ever recorded. Both elite athletes were wearing the ZoomX Vaporfly, resulting in a ton of accusations of ‘technological doping’ that are now being investigated by the IAAF.

In a recent statement issued by the IAAF to The Times, they stated, “Recent advances in technology indicate that the concept of ‘assistance’ to athletes… has been the subject of much dispute in the athletics world,” said the statement. “The IAAF has well established a working group to consider the issues.”

At this moment in time, a conclusion has yet to be made on whether to ban the Nike ZoomX Vaporfly from future race events, but something that is 100% certain is that there’s something special about this shoe. For the current and greatest news in the world of sneakers, make sure you keep it locked at The Sole Supplier!