Shareholders of British-based sportswear firm Reebok have approved a £2.1bn (€3.1bn) takeover by Adidas in a deal the companies hope to close next week.

Shareholders of British-based sportswear firm Reebok today approved a £2.1bn (€3.06bn) takeover by Adidas, in a deal the companies hope to close next week.

Three of the world’s largest sportswear manufacturers are demanding that Adidas-Salomon be ordered to change its three-stripe designs on uniforms used in future Olympic Games, including the forthcoming Winter Games in Turin.