Paton explains Eliud Kipchoge link behind her new signature darts

EMMA PATON revealed Eliud Kipchoge’s Nike trainers inspired her new signature darts.

The Sky Sports presenter launched her Emma Paton Edit 90% Tungsten Steel Tip Darts in July 2026 in collaboration with Winmau.

Kipchoge, 41, is a two-time Olympic champion who held the world marathon record from 2018 to 2023.

Glam Em drew inspiration from one of her favourite pairs of running kicks made for Kipchoge when designing her arrows.

She told She’s Got Game: “Funny story, the inspiration for these darts are from a Nike running shoe.

“Players already have a base because they know their colour scheme and even their character.

“Even their nickname, it all feeds into their darts. Whereas I was really starting from scratch.

“I was trying to think, where do I start from here? So, I thought about my favourite running trainers.

“The feeling of when it is a Sunday morning and you have a nice, long run ahead of you.

“You are putting on your new trainers for the first time. So, loosely, this is based off Pegasus 35 Turbo from 2018.

“It was a shoe made for Eliud Kipchoge which was more like an everyday runner but a replica of his racing shoe.

“You will be looking at it and be like, it doesn’t really look like the dart because it has a grey colour, but it has got this pop of hot punch.

“So, you have a racing stripe down the middle. The tick is that colour. The aim for me was to have something that was sleek with this pop of colour.

“The midsole is like two different types of foam. So, the darts is two pieces. So, that is where it came from.

“It is random.”

Paton even pinned double tops to famously win a leg against former World Matchplay champion Nathan Aspinall at the Hyde Park Championships with her set of darts.

But Paton was brutally honest when discussing her own ability on the dartboard.

She added: “Oh God, [my average] is so bad. Do you know what it is? The finishing that really just, it’s awful.”

Words: Aaron Nijjar

Image: Taylor Lanning