It did not reflect the features of the culture in both countries.. “Men’s suits for girls” and “phosphorescent shoes”

Sharp criticism of the Egyptian and German uniforms at the Tokyo Olympics

• Egyptian delegation.

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• German delegation.

  Reuters

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The official uniforms of the Egyptian and German missions provoked angry reactions from the fans of the two countries, through social media, for not imitating the heritage aspect, and for lacking their own identity, despite having a long history, at a time when fans expressed their admiration for the costumes of a number of delegations that excelled in expressing their country. Most notably, the Moroccan, who caught the eye with a mixture of traditional and contemporary dress.

The delegations of 206 countries participating in the global event, which is repeated once every four years, wore costumes that reflected their culture or features of it. However, the Egyptian and German delegations faced harsh criticism from observers, former athletes and fans, especially since the Egyptian female athletes wore formal suits similar to men!

The former Egyptian national football team player, Ahmed Hossam (Mido), commented an angry tweet on his Twitter account: "I don't know why the girls in the Egyptian Olympic mission wear men's suits," explaining: "What has the Greeks wear?

Girls wear girls’ clothes, is it, and I work for veiled women with long sleeves, uncle, but what girls wear men’s suits?”

And the former international player Hani Ramzy supported him in his tweet: “Why?” Expressing his surprise at the shape of the uniform, which should have been feminine, befitting the players of the Egyptian mission.

For his part, Engineer Hisham Hatab, head of the Egyptian Olympic Committee and head of the Egyptian delegation participating in "Tokyo 2020", replied that the committee was completely satisfied with the appearance of the Egyptian delegation at the opening ceremony.

It is noteworthy that the official uniform of the Egyptian mission was designed by singer Tamer Hosni, in the first appearance of his Italian fashion line, and Hosni had stated before the mission’s travel to Tokyo, in a post through his account on “Facebook”: “I trust in you, heroes of Egypt, you will honor us with permission. God.. all honor and pride as you are the first to wear my first Italian fashion line in my life, birocci, and good luck to you.”

And the negative remarks were not limited to the great ceremony that was held last Friday at the Egyptian delegation, but the German delegation also faced sharp criticism from athletes and fans in its country, and Maudu Lu, the Olympic basketball player said on the “Instagram” application: “Who is responsible for this uniform? !», which is green, and over it an expensive jacket, and shoes in phosphorescent color.

The BBC reported a set of reactions about the German uniform. Basketball player Nils Jevi said: "Who thought of this?", directing his question to the company, "Adidas", the owner of the design, while fans' tweets were monitored on Twitter. The most prominent one came to an angry fan: “After watching the concert live on the highway.

I tried to describe how bad the German uniform was for my wife, who was driving.

Words cannot describe it!”

In turn, Adidas defended itself, stating that this uniform was made with the German Olympic Committee, and received positive feedback when it was officially introduced two months ago.

It is noteworthy that the most important fashion designers in the world participated in creating the looks of a large number of participating delegations, for example, Ralph Lauren designed the uniforms for the players of America, while Giorgio Armani designed the uniforms for the Italian delegation.

On the other hand, a state of relief prevailed among other fans, such as the Italian who was daring «Track Suit White Sports», consisting of a white sweater, bearing a circle symbolizing the sun in the colors of the Italian flag, while the original copy of the Italian national anthem is decorated on the interior of « The t-shirt is a symbol of good luck.

The same applies to the Moroccan delegation, which was praised by the media there. The Moroccan championship website and “Le 360” stated: “The official uniform of the Moroccan mission was distinguished by a design that combined contemporary and traditional touch, through the letters (M) in green and red, which constitute an art form. It imitates one of the traditional symbols, and the participants wore a small Moroccan fez.”

• The clothes of the Egyptian mission in Tokyo were designed by Tamer Hosny's fashion line.

• The "daring" Italian dress, and the national anthem decorating shirts from the inside, is an "amulet of luck".

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