Xtep, the Chinese sportswear brand, says it will globally launch its new flagship marathon running shoe series, the 160X 8.0, on August 21. The company’s top-tier model, the 160X 8.0 Ultra, is set to feature a newly introduced GT1200 premium carbon plate.
The outlets provided the same core announcement: the launch date and the role of the GT1200 plate in the Ultra version. PR Newswire frames the story as a product launch with emphasis on the “breakthrough” nature of the GT1200 carbon plate. Business Line and The Hindu largely repeat the announcement without adding materially different technical or commercial details. Across sources, there are no additional specifics included about performance testing, pricing, availability by region, or retailers. The information presented is limited to the planned release and the key component highlight for the flagship variant.
