Team SA Tokyo Olympic attire

The delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics kicks up a notch on Saturday, 24 July in Japan with a host of South African teams and athletes in action. Photo: Twitter @TeamSA2020

‘Looking like farmers’: Mzansi reacts to team SA’s Olympic attire

Some South Africans are not happy with South Africa’s Olympic attire. Locals wondered out loud what Mr Price and the designers were thinking.

Team SA Tokyo Olympic attire

The delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics kicks up a notch on Saturday, 24 July in Japan with a host of South African teams and athletes in action. Photo: Twitter @TeamSA2020

The Tokyo Olympics has kicked off and the South African team has landed. While everyone is happy for their fellow locals to fly the South African flag high, their Olympic attire has raised a few eyebrows. Mr Price, who designed the outfits, has been trending ever since they were revealed, and let’s just say, many were not impressed.

On Friday, South Africans got to see the Olympians who are representing South Africa at the Tokyo Olympics, all dressed up in their attire. Not many people were impressed with the outfits and soon it was revealed that Mr Price was behind them.

Not long thereafter, Mr Price started trending. Many people headed to Twitter where they dragged Mr Price for the attire that they say looked as if it was designed by a farmer for a farmer. Many people questioned the fact that the company didn’t hire more experienced designers to design the attire.

@noru_nira said:

“South Africans should have had an input on what South Africa should wear to the opening. There are many talented South African designers who would have done a stellar job.”

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While some were genuinely concerned about Mr Price’s choice of design, others found it quite hilarious. As a result, a number of jokes were born about the “farmer” looking Olympic attire. Read a few of their comments below:

@Hloni_04 said:

“Mr Price put Frekkie in charge of designing the South African Team’s Olympic attire & he could only come up with farm clothes with zebra Zebra stripes!#Olympics”

@Zinhleputinn said:

“I can’t believe that Mr Price kit for Team SA was designed by 4 Black designers …So out of the 4, no one thought ….”Hai mani, it’s giving me Orania vibes, can we change it”

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