Discussion Rio 2016 Olympic Games uniforms discussion
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Spanna_
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I'd say everyone's already seen this, but anyway.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...016-south-korea-unveils-zika-proof--uniforms/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...016-south-korea-unveils-zika-proof--uniforms/
South Korea really stealing the cliche Aussie look there
I thought Australia mightve have unique designs created for them, but after looking at France's basketball uniform Im not so sure :/
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Paraguays Table Tennis uniform looked like our polos but without the wordmark and in Paraguay's colours.
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I just hate that Australia always have that sort of teal/turquoise kinda colour instead of proper green.
I don't mind the colours for the most part, but it would be good to get a proper Bottle Green and Australian Gold
It is eucalyptus green, matching our house of reps, so I've been told.
But you are right, the only national team that I think really nails the official national colours is the Socceroos. Bang on, every time.
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Interesting, I hadn't heard of that before. Still not sure I like it, though.
Yep, colours are always good with the Socceroos.
Hank93
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I find it interesting athletes with personal apparel sponsors have to wear Adidas kit.
Brent Harvey is sponsored by Asics but still wears a CCC kit each week.
Steph Curry is sponsored by UA but still pulls on an Adidas kit each game.
I'm sure it's in their contracts that olympics and other similar representative events are off limits. It would be funny to see Delly run out in the Peak Boomers uniform, though.
Steph Curry is sponsored by UA but still pulls on an Adidas kit each game.
I'm sure it's in their contracts that olympics and other similar representative events are off limits. It would be funny to see Delly run out in the Peak Boomers uniform, though.
Red Crow
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There are some exceptions, like most of the Aussie swimmers wear Speedo brand swimwear, though still wear adidas tracksuits. Though I found it strange watching the women's 4x100 that the US team seemed to walk out wearing Arena brand tracksuits, but then had their Nike tracksuits on for the medal presentation, as the US team as a whole are supplied by Nike.
Another weird situation with the US, was that I noticed in the beach volleyball this morning that the two US competitors had different manufacturers for their gear. Number 1 was wearing Asics, while number 2 was wearing Mizuno. I can understand swimmers wearing proper swimwear, but surely beach volleyballers don't need that?
Another weird situation with the US, was that I noticed in the beach volleyball this morning that the two US competitors had different manufacturers for their gear. Number 1 was wearing Asics, while number 2 was wearing Mizuno. I can understand swimmers wearing proper swimwear, but surely beach volleyballers don't need that?
Hank93
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They're all team sports though. Not much choice there.
That's actually quite interesting. On closer inspection though, both kits seem to be exactly the same with just the different brand logo. Look at the way the navy neck band comes to a point at the top back. Surely they wouldn't have been manufactured on the same template by two different brands.There are some exceptions, like most of the Aussie swimmers wear Speedo brand swimwear, though still wear adidas tracksuits. Though I found it strange watching the women's 4x100 that the US team seemed to walk out wearing Arena brand tracksuits, but then had their Nike tracksuits on for the medal presentation, as the US team as a whole are supplied by Nike.
Another weird situation with the US, was that I noticed in the beach volleyball this morning that the two US competitors had different manufacturers for their gear. Number 1 was wearing Asics, while number 2 was wearing Mizuno. I can understand swimmers wearing proper swimwear, but surely beach volleyballers don't need that?
I wonder if anyone knows the reason why.
johnfrombrazil
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Australian basketball jerseys. I miss the 3-stripes, but they're not allowed to show this in olympics.
The Olympians are the Australian team.
They're competing for the Australian Olympic (whatever it's called), so they wear the clothes of the manufacturer of the AO(whatever it's called)
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So clearly USA don't have an exclusivity deal with Nike, because their women's rugby 7s team is wearing BLK uniforms. Maybe the Nike gear is only for medal presentations? And then athletes/teams compete in uniforms from their usual supplier?
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Most of the nations wear stuff like this. Nike supplies most of brazilian national teams, but not all. Rugby Sevens sticked with their current supplier, the Brazilian-Argentine brand Topper.
The Australian swim team is in Speedo gear.
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I find it interesting that the Socceroos current deal with Nike has been thrown out for the Olympics and they have to wear Adidas kits (which aren't as good).
The Socceroos never play in the olympics, and this year not even the olyroos qualified, only the Matilda's. But yes the FFA agreement with Nike does not relate to Olympic tournaments as the AOC signed an exclusive deal with Adidas.
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The female Rugby Sevens (Gold Medal, the game ended right now. Congratulations!) wore a jersey in the same style of that basketball one.
lmach
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I prefer the turquoise-y green over the usual bottle green.
Spanna_
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Yeah that annoyed me a bit, but I guess the design itself looks good, would still be better if they had something original though. The girls played so well across the entire tournament, they thoroughly deserved the gold.The female Rugby Sevens (Gold Medal, the game ended right now. Congratulations!) wore a jersey in the same style of that basketball one.
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Are you getting to any events, johnfrombrazil?
