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For the first time, the French brand is catching up with some of the most famous worldwide brands and becomes the world's number one.

The latest figures and results, which will be unveiled in the Olympic Museum of Lausanne on 15 February, serve to confirm this people-based expansion and economic solidity.

With almost 90K Teammates and a foothold in 50 countries across all continents, the Decathlon sports company has consolidated its global mindset in 2018, and is looking ahead to a prosperous new year for 2019!

Decathlon’s positive 2019 figures and results, coupled with international growth of over 9% and net sales pushing €12.4 billion, are primarily attributable to the company's Human Values… Within this sports retailer working tirelessly to preserve its playground – our Planet – 93,000 teammates undertake a host of local initiatives serving sportspeople in 69 countries.

The latest figures and results, which will be unveiled in the Olympic Museum of Lausanne on 15 February, serve to confirm this people-based expansion and economic solidity.

313 stores in France, more than 1,000 in the rest of the world and 274 in China, Decathlon has made sport a world-renowned empire for 42 years.

The Minister for Sport, Roxana Maracineanu, and the Minister for Education, Jean-Michel Blanquer, are planning to trial a new scheme in the autumn that sees the morning dedicated to lessons and the afternoon to sport.

The new Van Rysel cycling brand was launched at Vélofollies 2019

LSA publishes, with consulting firm Capitalmind, the world's top 50 in the sporting goods trade