There are only a few complainers, but they met with an echo. Two German basketball Olympians found Team Germany’s run-in clothes ugly and announced it on Instagram. The manufacturer reacts coolly.
The sporting goods manufacturer Adidas defended the clothing of the German Olympic team from Tokyo against criticism. “The clothing for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo was presented at the beginning of May and received a lot of positive feedback,” said a company spokesman. The collection was developed in close cooperation with the athletes’ commission of the German Olympic Sports Confederation. “The involvement of the athletes is very important to us and was guaranteed at all times during the design process,” said the Adidas spokesman.
“Who is going to make that up?”
However, not all athletes were apparently satisfied with the selection. “Who is responsible for this outfit?” Wrote the national basketball player Maodo Lo in his Instagram story and was not very enthusiastic about his clothes in a short video. Team mate Niels Giffey added: “Who will come up with that?” Lo put his question on the social network directly to the manufacturer Adidas and Team Germany.
The mint green outfit with an idiosyncratic vest and neon-colored shoes quickly sparked discussions on the internet. “Nobody can take the gold medal for the ugliest outfits away from us,” wrote a user on Twitter. Another said: “Wow, you can always rely on the tastelessness of the outfits worn by Germans at the Olympic Games!”
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