**6.6. Sports applications**

Two- and three-dimensional woven and braided composite structures are employed in various sports especially golf, baseball and tennis. The specific applications are roller blades, bike frames, golf stick, tennis rackets, baseball stick, ski and surf equipment and footwear. Threedimensional warp knitted spacer fabrics are also extensively used in both sports shoes and garments due to its lightweight, springiness, washability and air permeability properties [149].
