BORIS BERIAN has won a high-profile, David and Goliathstyle sponsorship battle with Nike on the eve of the US Olympic Trials which start on July 1.
The shoe giants have been embroiled in a much-publicised dispute with Berian in recent weeks after accusing the runner of breaking his Nike contract to join New Balance.
But last week Nike dropped its lawsuit because it wanted to “eliminate distraction” prior to the Olympic Trials.

Boris Berian: world indoor 800m champion
MARK SHEARMAN
Berian won the world indoor title in March and became only the third American man to win a Diamond League 800m race at the Pre Classic earlier this summer. But what makes his story more remarkable is that as recently as 2014 he was working in McDonald’s as a college drop-out.