Adidas to focus on paying down debt in 2009 -CFO

HERZOGENAURACH, Germany, March 4 (Reuters) - Adidas (ADSG.DE) will focus on paying down debt this year, Chief Financial Officer Robin Stalker said on Wednesday.

The world's second-biggest sporting goods maker also said it planned no further share buybacks.

Adidas shares rose 3.1 percent to 23.61 euros by 0900 GMT, outpacing the German blue-chip DAX index .GDAXI, which rose 1.3 percent.