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<H2>UK GEAR AND THE BRITISH ARMY JOIN FORCES ON A NEW MULTI-SPORTS SHOE</H2>
<P><IMG id=phot height=254 alt="The new GT-02" src="/img/gt02.jpg" width=350>A new multi-sports shoe designed and developed in association with the Army Physical Training Corps has been &nbsp;launched at Aldershot.</P>
<P>The GT-02 is the second <A href="http://www.ukgear.com/shop.php?s_id=1&amp;p_id=10" target=_blank>UK Gear</A> product to bear the British Army Crossed insignia, following hard on the heels of the&nbsp; PT-03 specialist running shoe in 2004. &nbsp;The &nbsp;latest design is a multi-purpose shoe, developed for the serious sports and fitness enthusiast, which can be used for a range of activities,including road running, circuit training and indoor sports.</P>
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