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WILSON SIGNS CHRISTIE VAN HEES

CHICAGO, January 29, 2004 - Wilson Racquet Sports has signed top professional racquetball player Christie Van Hees of Canada.

Van Hees, a former #1 player and World Champion, has compiled a lengthy list of titles, including 6-time Canadian Junior Champion, 3-time Canadian National Champion, and 2000 US Open Champion. She has also been a member of two Canadian National Pan American Teams.

She recently returned to the pro tour after a two-year absence and plans to play on the LPRA full time. She finished 2nd at the 2003 US Open Championships, only her second pro tournament since getting back in the game last fall, and became the first unranked player to go from being a qualifier to a finalist in racquetball's Grand Slam event.

"Christie is the missing piece of our puzzle," stated Chris Evon, Marketing Manager of Wilson Indoor Racquet Sports. "We are excited to have another top woman representing Wilson. Christie shares our vision of promoting racquetball throughout the country and will conduct her own series of clinics as she travels competing on the pro tour."

Van Hees is a native of Kelowna, British Columbia.

Wilson Racquet Sports is a division of Chicago-based Wilson Sporting Goods, owned by Amer Sports. Wilson designs, manufactures and distributes sporting goods throughout the world and focuses on making technologically advanced products which help all players play better. Wilson's core sport categories include Football, Basketball, Baseball, Volleyball, Soccer, Youth Sports, Uniforms/Apparel, Golf, Footwear and Racquet Sports (Tennis, Racquetball, Squash, Badminton, and Platform Tennis).