SIS to fuel British Triathlon

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Science in Sport PLC

15 June 2017

 

For immediate release	15 June 2017

SCIENCE IN SPORT PLC

("SiS" or the "Company")

SIS to fuel British Triathlon

Science in Sport plc (AIM: SIS), a leading sports nutrition company that develops, manufactures and markets sports nutrition products for professional athletes and sports enthusiasts, announces it is the Official Sports Nutrition Supplier to British Triathlon, and will supply British Triathletes across both the Olympic and Paralympic National Lottery Funded Programmes, including Tom Bishop, Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee, Lucy Hall and Alison Patrick.

The supplier deal will see SiS working closely with British Triathletes, Performance, and Nutrition staff. SiS will support the Great Britain Triathlon and Paratriathlon Teams as they start their journey to 2020. The Great British Triathlon Team will work directly with SiS and its team of sports nutrition experts to create bespoke nutritional strategies to fuel their world-class athletes. Nutrition plans will be tailored for each individual athlete and will include a wide range of SiS products, including the Company's isotonic GO Gels for energy, REGO Rapid Recovery to aid recovery after exercise and innovative WHEY20 protein product.

In addition to the British Triathlon Team SiS will engage with a growing audience of over 80,000 triathletes across the event portfolio and the British Triathlon databases. Triathletes will benefit from exclusive offers from SiS, as well as nutritional guidance for all levels of triathlete.

SiS Chief Executive Stephen Moon commented:

"We are delighted to have signed this agreement with the British Triathlon in the lead up to Tokyo 2020 and are looking forward to supporting not only the elite teams, but also the substantial audience of amateur triathlon competitors. We are now official nutrition partner to four national governing bodies around the world and this is testament to the quality of our science and innovation capability, product superiority and our best in class approach to banned substance testing."

British Triathlon Federation's Chief Executive  Officer, Jack Buckner, said:

"We are pleased to confirm this partnership with industry leaders SiS. Nutrition is an integral and critical component of every athlete's success and the SiS world-renowned experts ensure our national teams are in great hands.

"With our elite athletes having the opportunity to work alongside SiS staff to tailor their own plans, and all our members having access to the SiS expertise, we look forward to seeing all our triathletes achieve their very best."

For further information:

	Science in Sport PLC		[phone]
	Stephen Moon, CEO
	Elizabeth Lake, Finance Director
	Cenkos Securities - NOMAD and Broker		[phone]
	Bobbie Hilliam
	Yellow Jersey PR - Financial PR
	Felicity Winkles		[phone]
	Harriet Jackson		[phone]

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About Science in Sport plc

Science in Sport plc is a leading sports nutrition company that develops, manufactures and markets sports nutrition products for professional athletes and sports enthusiasts. SiS is a strong brand in the elite athlete community - in the 2016 Rio Olympics, 34 medal-winning athletes or teams used SiS products (compared with 24 in 2012).

The SiS core product ranges include: SiS GO, comprising energy powders, isotonic gels, energy bars and hydration tablets; SiS REGO, including protein-based recovery powders and bars; and SIS Protein, products specifically designed to contribute to athletes' lean muscle mass growth and maintenance. SiS products are sold in a range of retail channels, including specialist sport retailers, major grocers, high street retailers and e-commerce websites.

SiS is currently the official sports nutrition supplier to professional cycling team Team SKY, British Cycling, Cycling Australia and USA Cycling. SiS is also the official sports nutrition partner to Liverpool FC. In addition, Olympians Sir Chris Hoy MBE, and Katarina Johnson Thomson are Brand Ambassadors and Mark Cavendish MBE is an Elite Sports Consultant to the brand.

SiS was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Hatton Garden, London. Its manufacturing facility is in Nelson, Lancashire.

SiS shares are traded on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SIS.

For further information, please visit www.scienceinsport.com

 

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