Sports star turned model

The uniforms that the Taegeuk Warriors will wear on the podium at the 2024 Paris Olympics have been revealed.

The North Face of Youngone Outdoor, the official partner of the Korean athletes, unveiled the competition uniforms, daily wear, and team equipment at the Paris Olympics D-100 national team encouragement event held at the Jincheon National Athletes Village in North Chungcheong Province on the 17th.

The awards uniform presented by fencing’s Oh Sang-wook and archery’s Im Si-hyun as models consisted of a jacket, short-sleeved tee, and pants.

Youngone Outdoor explains that the jacket expresses the ‘indigo’ of the East Sea with the feel of an ink painting, and the black pants are accented with a red belt to embody the main elements of the Korean flag.

The daily wear, modeled by judo’s Lee Jun-hwan and diving’s Su-ji Kim, consisted of 10 items, including hooded jackets, long-sleeved T-shirts, and shorts.

Additionally, 10 items of equipment including sneakers, caps, backpacks, and travel bags are also provided.

Youngone Outdoor said, “This uniform has a design based on Geongon Gam-ri’s ‘Gamgwae’, the yin and yang (blue, red) of the Taegeuk pattern, and Team Korea’s calligraphy as a motif, and is cool and water-repellent to help players maintain their best condition. and lightweight functions were strengthened, and recycled materials were applied to 16 items.”

Youngone Outdoor is the longest-term sponsor of the Korean athletes and has been providing official uniforms for the athletes since the 2014 Incheon Asian Games. 스포츠토토