BLK (sportswear)

{{Short description|Australian sportswear company}}

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| name = BLK Sport

| former_name = KooGa Australia (1999–2011)

| logo = Blk sports logo.svg

| logo_size = 200px

| type = Private

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| area_served = Worldwide

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| industry = Textile

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| products = Accessories, apparel, sportswear

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| parent = Esperança Timor Oan

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| foundation = {{start date and age|1999}}

| location_city = Helensvale, Queensland

| location_country = Australia

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| homepage = [https://blksport.com/ blksport.com]

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BLK (initials for "Beyond Limits Known") is an Australian sporting goods manufacturing company which was established in 1999 in the city of Gold Coast in Queensland.

The overall but now heavily transitioned company has origins as far back as 1999, but evolved from the Australian arm of the brand KooGa. Australian founder Kim Brant began to re-brand KooGa Australia to 'BLK' in 2011. Kooga New Zealand was independent and had no ownership connection with Kooga Australia nor BLK.[https://touchfootball.com.au/kooga-would-like-to-introduce-blk/ KooGa would like to introduce BLK] on Touch Football site, 12 Nov 2013

The parent company of BLK, World Rugby Specialists, was placed into external receivership in November 2016. In January 2017, BLK was acquired by a consortium of Fijian and East Timor investors (led by oil and energy company Esperança Timor Oan),[https://www.smartcompany.com.au/finance/consortium-private-investors-buys-troubled-sportswear-brand-blk/ Consortium of private investors buys troubled sportswear brand BLK] by Dominic Powell on Smart Company, 20 Jan 2017 amid BLK's financial issues.[http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-11-16/uniform-strife-as-supplier-goes-into-receivership Uniform strife as supplier goes into receivership] by Matt Thompson] on AFL website, Nov 16, 2016[http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/struggling-sportswear-firm-blk-sold-to-timor-fiji-investors/news-story/dd0d2bff608ce60d937c565ebda17a4d Ailing sports firm BLK sold] on The Australian