In 1920, at the age of 20, avid soccer player Adolph (Adi) Dassler, son of a cobbler, invented spiked shoes for track and field. Four years later Adi and his brother Rudolph (Rudi) founded the German sports shoe company Gebrüder Dassler OHG —later known as Adidas.

It is the maist muckle sportswear manufacturer i Europe, an the seicont maist muckle i the warld, efter Nike. The company wis stairtit bi Adolf Dassler i his mither's hoose; he wis jynt bi his aulder brither Rudolph i 1924 uisin the name Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik ("Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory").

In the early 1920s, shortly after the first World War, Adolf “Adi” Dassler began making sports shoes in his mother’s washroom. His older brother, Rudolf, joined the business, and the Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory was born. It was in 1936 when Adolf Dassler convinced U.S. sprinter Jesse Owens to wear his shoes during the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Adidas was founded in 1948 by Adolf Dassler. The title of brand was named after the founder (Adi from Adolf das from Dassler). A year later, the basic form of Adidas logo Three stripes was made. Adidas products are still being made today. The Adidas group makes 600 kinds of shoes and 1,500 kinds of clothings every season.