The adidas Grand Prix to Ring the Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell

ADVISORY, June 10, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What: 

The eleventh-annual adidas Grand Prix, one of the premier track-and-field events in the world, will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square.  The adidas Grand Prix will take place on June 13, 2015 at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island, NY.

In honor of the occasion, David Rudisha, 800 m Olympic Champion & World Record holder, Jenn Suhr, Pole Vault Olympic Champion, Spencer Nel, Director of Global Sports Marketing Running, adidas and Mike McManus, Senior Director Global Sports Marketing Running, adidas will ring the Opening Bell.

Where:

Nasdaq MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When:

Thursday, June 11, 2015 – 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET      

adidas Grand Prix Media Contact:

Matthew Turnbull

(617) 230-5616

turnbull@globalathletics.com

Nasdaq MarketSite:

Christina Tomarelli

(646) 441-5120

Christina.Tomarelli@nasdaq.com

Feed Information:

Fiber Line (Encompass Waterfront): 4463

Gal 3C/06C 95.05 degrees West

18 mhz Lower

DL 3811 Vertical

FEC 3/4

SR 13.235

DR 18.295411

MOD 4:2:0

DVBS QPSK

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Webcast:

A webcast of the Nasdaq Opening Bell will be available at: https://new.livestream.com/nasdaq/live or http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx.

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.      

About the adidas Group:

The adidas Group is a global leader in the sporting goods industry, offering a broad portfolio of footwear, apparel and hardware for sport and lifestyle around the core brands adidas, Reebok, TaylorMade and Reebok-CCM Hockey. Headquartered in Herzogenaurach/Germany, the Group generated sales of € 14.5 billion in 2013 and currently employs 54,000 people across the globe, including 5,472 in Germany (as at December 31, 2014).

About Nasdaq:

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) is a leading provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services across six continents. Through its diverse portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan, optimize and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating today's global capital markets. As the creator of the world's first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 70 marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world's securities transactions. Nasdaq is home to more than 3,500 listed companies with a market value of approximately $9.5 trillion and more than 10,000 corporate clients. To learn more, visit: nasdaq.com/ambition or business.nasdaq.com.

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