Padded tongue and collar improve comfort fit

With the Paris Olympics presenting the perfect opportunity for sporting tie-ins, New Balance jumped at the chance to make a podium-inspired versions of the 860v2.

With a silver and white upper punctuated by accents in yellow gold, there's no mistaking the winning inspiration behind this version. Although we tell ourselves every four years that it 'doesn't really matter' when competition begins and medal tallies start to rise, most Australians won't accept anything less than gold.

Lightweight tread base reduces resistance on hard ground