Designs of Olympic, Paralympic staff uniforms unveiled

Designs of Olympic, Paralympic staff uniforms unveiledBEIJING, January 20 -- The clothing designs of volunteers, staff and technical officials for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games were unveiled today as part of China's celebration of the 200-day countdown to the Games of the XXIX Olympiad.
The 200-day countdown ceremony was held at Rulun Hall at the prestigious Renmin University of China and televised live across the country. On hand for the uniform unveiling representing the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) were executive vice-presidents Jiang Xiaoyu and Tang Xiaoquan. Also present at the ceremony was Wolfgang Bentheimer, managing director of adidas Greater China.

The uniforms feature "lucky clouds", the same pattern used in the design of the Olympic torch -- a delicate blend of Olympic concepts with Chinese characteristics.
Uniforms for BOCOG staff are red while those for volunteers are blue and those for technical officials are gray.
The design team of the new uniforms were represented by the Cultural Activities Department of BOCOG, Beijing Institute of Clothing Technology, Academy of Arts and Design of Tsinghua University, China Central Academy of Fine Arts and adidas, an official partner of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
BOCOG will outfit 130,000 individuals with uniforms provided by the German sportswear giant.
Design concepts for the uniforms began in early December 2005 and were approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in late August 2007.

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