COUNTDOWN TO THE OLYMPIC GAMES
Our Worlwide Olympic partnership extends through to 2024 and includes the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, Olympic Games Paris 2024 and support for the next three Youth Olympic Games.
TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) is an electronic system that monitors tyre air pressure. Knowing if your car has TPMS will enable you to find the right tyres.
Check the side or rear of your vehicle
Check your vehicle's owner's manual
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Your vehicle's manufacturer-recommended tyre size is listed in your owner’s manual. If you do not have your owner’s manual, you may also find your vehicle’s tyre size in one of several different places:
This Olympic partnership is an opportunity to showcase our company’s commitment to community service, social responsibility, environmental stewardship and sustainability— all tenets of the Olympic Charter and the International Olympic Committee’s Agenda 2020 that mirror Bridgestone’s core values. For over 80 years, Bridgestone has been dedicated to helping customers on their journeys with a passion and innovation delivering reliability, safety and performance. And, from 2014 as an official Worldwide Olympic Partner, we are proudly supporting athletes the world over on their journey to the Olympic Games.
Our Worlwide Olympic partnership extends through to 2024 and includes the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, Olympic Games Paris 2024 and support for the next three Youth Olympic Games.
Sindhu is among the world’s leading professional badminton players who recently earned a silver medal at the World Badminton Championship in Glasgow. The Padma Shri recipient became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal at the Olympic Games Rio 2016. Sindhu’s Olympic medal established her as the first Indian shuttler to reach the final of an Olympic Games badminton event and the youngest Indian to make a podium finish in an individual event at the Olympics.
Lalita Babar is the current Indian national record holder in 3000 Metre Steeplechase. Lalita belongs to Satara, a small district of Maharashtra, which was often affected with droughts and did not provide adequate infrastructure. She won her first Gold Medal at the young age of 17, in the U-20 National Championship in 2005. During the 2015 Asian Championships, Lalita simultaneously broke her personal record, Indian record and the game record with a timing of 9:34.13. She is the recipient of Sports person of the Year Award (2015), an honour extended by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of India.
Srikanth Kidambi is the first Indian Badminton player to win a Super Series Premier Men’s title (2014). He currently holds the No. 3 spot in World rankings. Srikanth started his professional career by winning 2 medals at the Commonwealth Games. In 2015, Srikanth won a gold at the Swiss Open Grand prix Gold by defeating Viktor Axelsen 21-15, 12-21, 21-14 and became the first Indian male player to have won a gold at the event. Currently hailed as the best male badminton player of the country, Srikanth was awarded with Padma Shri in 2018.
Mary Kom is a five time world champion in boxing, an achievement that defines her as one of the best women boxers across the world. She was the only Indian woman boxer to qualify for the Olympic Games London 2012, where she earned a Bronze for the country. Being drawn to sports from the very beginning, Mary was inspired to make a career in boxing after the glorious win of Manipuri boxer Dingko Singh in 1998. She has been awarded with Padma Bhushan (2013), Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (2009) Padma Shri (2006), and Arjuna Award (2003) for her contribution to sports and has been a source of inspiration to many.
Sakshi Malik is the first female wrestler of the country to win a medal (bronze) at the Olympic Games Rio 2016. Sakshi’s grandfather, who was also a wrestler, inspired her to take up the sport and she began training since the young age of 12. She won her first bronze medal at the Junior World Championship (2010) in the 58 Kg Freestyle event and it fuelled her passion to excel. Sakshi qualified for the Olympic Games Rio 2016 by defeating China’s Zhang Lan. She went on to win a bronze medal at the event with a masterful victory of 8-5 against Aisuluu Tynybekova from Kyrgyzstan. Currently employed in the Indian railways, Sakshi was promoted to Gazetted Officer rank for her victory in Rio 2016.
After Singapore and Nanjing, Buenos Aires will welcome young athletes (ages 15-18) from around the world and aims to celebrate the best games by the youth.
The Olympic Games return to Japan for a fourth and to Tokyo for a second time. What will the Games of the XXXII Olympiad bring?
Bridgestone has increased its Olympic support by becoming a Founding Partner of the Olympic Channel: a new, ground-breaking digital platform, where fans can experience the power of sport and the Olympic Movement all year round.
As a Founding Partner, Bridgestone will play a key role in its development and will work closely with the Olympic Channel team to put content in the hands of fans anytime, anywhere, and on any device.
Initially, Bridgestone will serve as the presenting partner of the Olympic Channel’s “Against All Odds”, an eight-episode documentary series that demonstrates the embodiment of the Olympic spirit and follows eight athletes.
Each half-hour episode focuses on one athlete, offering a first-person account of a key turning point, and how personal will and determination helped them to overcome adversity and reach their goals. The first six episodes are now online.
Enhamed is a swimmer from Spain. As he is visually impaired, people around him have been telling him that it is impossible, as there are limitations. However, Enhamed believes that potential is greater than what is normally believed or perceived.
Bill had a trouble childhood. Due to his his grandmother’s influence, he went to school and participated in track and field. However, his dream as a track and field athlete ended with a bad ankle injury. Undeterred, Bill pushed on and eventually won a Silver Medal.
Jerry Tuwai grew up in a poor shanty in Fiji playing rugby with plastic bottles. He went on to win the first Olympic medal for his country.
Despite four broken ribs and a punctured lung, the Slovenian Snow Queen overcame the pain to win cross-country skiing bronze in Vancouver.
After a serious injury derailed his previous medal hopes, Oscar Figueroa put in all on the mat with one final attempt for gold in Rio 2016.
Argentine sailor and six-time Olympian Santiago Lange lost half a lung to cancer, but still went on to win his first gold in Rio.
TOKYO, January 5, 2017: Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced the expansion of the company’s Olympic Partnership activation rights effective January 1, 2017
RIO DE JANEIRO (15 August 2016) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) today announced a collaborative agreement that makes the world’s largest tyre and rubber company the first Founding Partner of the Olympic Channel.