Canadian track athletes will wear these uniforms at the Olympics in Rio
The Canadian Olympic track uniforms were unveiled at Nike's innovation summit in New York City with Melissa Bishop and Aaron Brown on location.
Canadian Olympic hopefuls got a glimpse of what they’ll be wearing for this summer’s Games in Rio as Nike unveiled the track and field kits on March 17 in New York City.
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Canadian middle distance star Melissa Bishop, the reigning world championship silver medallist in the 800m, and Aaron Brown, a two-time world championship bronze medallist in the 4x100m relay, were on hand for the display. The kits were revealed at Nike’s Innovation 2016 event in NYC.
Both Bishop (the Canadian record holder in the women’s 800m) and Brown made the 2012 Olympics for Canada.
The new Nike Vapor Olympic track and field gear features AeroSwift technology and its minimalist composition is aimed at reducing weight. The performance hybrid is light, breathable and made from recycled polyester.
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Nike has been the provider of Olympic gear for Canadian track and field athletes for many years and has made a splash in terms of technology at past Olympic Games. In 2012, for example, the sportswear giant introduced Flyknit, a lightweight shoe technology.
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Many of the participating nations will wear Nike gear for track events including the United States, Brazil, and China. Russian gear was not presented at the innovation summit and as the nation risks being omitted from the Olympic for its participation in country-wide doping.
Allyson Felix, one of the most decorated female sprinters in history, shows off the U.S. Olympic uniform in the below photo:
Also unveiled at the innovation summit was Nike’s new sprint spikes, the Zoom Superfly Flyknit. Felix helped design the spike, specifically catered for the 200m and 400m, as part of a unique collaboration.
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