SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- USANA Health
Sciences, a global nutritional company, announced today that its
China subsidiary BabyCare Ltd. has become an official sponsor of
China's General Administration of Sports Training Bureau. Through
the partnership, BabyCare will provide nearly 1,300 elite athletes
with its China Anti-Doping Agency tested nutritional products
through the upcoming 2018 Asian Games, 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and
several World Championships.
"We are excited to partner with BabyCare and know that our
athletes will benefit greatly from BabyCare's high-quality
nutritional supplements," said an official from the National Sports
Training Bureau.
The National Sports Training Bureau was established in
December 1951 as the earliest and
largest competitive sports training base in the history of new
China. The bureau provides training, accommodations, medical,
transportation and cultural education for national athletes.
Currently 14 of China's national Olympic teams train and live at
the bureau, including its badminton, weightlifting, table tennis,
gymnastics, volleyball, synchronized swimming, diving, swimming,
track and basketball squads and more. Through the 2016 Rio Games,
the bureau has secured more than 1,190 world champion titles, 186
of which are Olympic gold.
"We are honored to have the opportunity to partner with the
National Sports Training Bureau and supply these elite athletes
with sports-approved nutritional products," said USANA Executive
Vice President of China Brent
Neidig. "This partnership is one that we hope will continue
to strengthen our presence in China as a leader in nutrition, while
providing the country's top competitors with the supplements they
need to feel their best. We look forward to being a part of these
teams' journeys as they prepare for Tokyo."
"Here at USANA, we pride ourselves on the fact that
thousands of elite and professional athletes from around
the world trust their health to USANA and its NSF and LGC
tested nutritional supplements," said USANA Chief Communications
and Marketing Officer Dan Macuga.
"To be able to partner with an elite organization such as China's
National Sports Training Bureau, speaks volumes to the research and
development we put into each and every one of our
products. We are excited to expand our Team USANA family to include
such an accomplished and talented group of Chinese athletes as they
being to prepare for Tokyo and
beyond."
Learn more about the thousands of elite athletes around the
world who trust their health to USANA products at
USANAathletes.com.
*The mentioned athletes are either distributors or dedicated
USANA product users who have received compensation and/or
complimentary USANA products for their partnership with
BabyCare.
About BabyCare Ltd.
Babycare Ltd., is a corporate
wholly owned subsidiary of USANA Health Sciences, Inc. It
manufactures high-quality supplements, personal care and healthy
products in its CFDA-registered facility in Beijing, China. Babycare's nutritional
supplements encompass two brands: Babycare® for mothers and
infants, and USANA® for adults. Babycare's products are from pure
materials and are designed to meet the entire family's nutritional
needs.
About USANA
Founded in 1992, USANA Health Sciences
(NYSE: USNA) is a U.S.-based nutritional company that manufactures
high-quality supplements, personal care and healthy products in its
FDA-registered facility in Salt Lake City. Learn more
about USANA by visiting our website http://www.usana.com or the
official USANA blog http://whatsupusana.com.
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