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our rise through the years
1976
Decathlon founder Michel Leclerq opens 1st store in Englos, Lille.
1986
Launch of Decathlon Production, designing and manufactoring our products.
1996
Decathlon creates in house brands Tribord (water sports), and Quechua (Mountain Sports).
1999
Decathlon opens its 1st store in the UK in Surrey Quays, London.
2003
Decathlon heads East and opens 1st store in China, in Shanghai.
2005
The Decathlon Foundation is created to assist with making sport accessible.
2011
Decathlon.co.uk website is launched!
2013
Decathlon UK opens its first warehouse in Northampton.
2015
Decathlon Creation is produced to provide an innovation platform for customers.
2016
Decathlon has expanded to over 1,095 stores worldwide
2017
Decathlon UK opened its 30th store and employ over 1,100 people
2019
Decathlon UK opened its 44th store