Every four years, billions of people worldwide watch their country compete in the most prestigious sports competition. We watch athletes flip, tumble, swim, and defy the odds of what humans can do. While most of our focus is on the Olympians, you can’t help but look at what they’re wearing.
The relationship between sports and fashion (especially during the Olympics) is a significant one. Olympians know the importance of representing their country and many want to stand out. Cathy Freeman made history when she wore a memorising Nike Swiftsuit in green, gold, and grey whilst winning her 400m race.
She became the second Australian Aboriginal Olympic champion. Our very own Linford Christie turned heads in 1996 when he wore blue Puma contact lenses. The Olympics allows athletes to express their style and individuality and no one knows this better than Team GB sprinter Imani-Lara-Lansiquot.
Imani-Lara Lansiquot typically competes in the 100m and has won a gold medal at the 2018 European Championships, and a silver at the 2019 World Championships, and her 100-meter best of 10.99 seconds makes her the third fastest woman in the UK. I wait for Lansiquot’s call.
When I pick up, she’s warm and cheery. I started by congratulating her on making Team GB for the second time (she represented Team GB in Tokyo 2020, receiving a bronze medal). When I ask her how she’s feeling she says: “The lead-up to it (the Olympics) is very chaotic because you lose a lot of your routine.
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