Well, look. We all had some mixed feelings about the official Australian formal uniforms for the upcoming Rio Olympics.
Some quite liked the slightly preppy look. Others thought it was gear better suited to upper-class white people sipping Pimm’s & Lemonade on a Sunday afternoon whilst plotting to economically oppress minorities.
Today marks the grand reveal of the actual athletic gear that our representatives will be sporting when they compete for Gold in the Games of the XXXI Olympiad.
Adidas launched the line of gear under the shadow of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in a media event held this morning.
And, well… One thing’s for sure, they’re definitely green and gold.
All of our athletes looking fab in @adidasAU competition wear! #ComeWithUs pic.twitter.com/kcKaF0ZNXB
— AUS Olympic Team (@AUSOlympicTeam) April 19, 2016
Hell yeah. Check out those colours. They sure are there.
Olympic uniforms that’ll be worn by our 124 athletes so far in 10 sports at the Rio 2016 Games! What do you think? pic.twitter.com/w58hDbzSKD
— 2DayFM 104.1 (@2DayFM) April 19, 2016
How ’bout that green and gold; the colours that proudly do not adorn the flag.
.@stephtalbot7 Kyle Chalmers and @brookestratts looking awesome in @adidasAU pic.twitter.com/Z8uz37VkHt
— AUS Olympic Team (@AUSOlympicTeam) April 19, 2016
Bloody get around them. My goodness.
In all honesty, a straightforward design is a welcome change from the bonkers attempts of yore. And they’re infinitely better than the Ken Done fever dream that were the Glasgow Commonwealth Games printed unis.
Hoooo boy.
Source: Twitter.
Photos: AUS Olympic Team/Twitter, Chris Hyde/Getty.
