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Not only athletes and participating countries, but also designers will compete in Rio de Janeiro. Every year, scandals erupt over the form of the Olympic teams - this happened this time, when there are three countries at once,. But today, on the day of the solemn opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, we will see with our own eyes the dress uniform of the Olympic teams. Vote and choose the most beautiful!

The latest craze of modern fashion is sports, and the Olympics in this sense is the best occasion for designers to demonstrate a masterful approach and an unusual look at current trends. Creating a uniform for the Olympic team is a responsible and very complex process that takes an average of two to three years. The customer, as a rule, is the National Olympic Committee, so every detail of the form - from the choice of fabric to color, accessories and the size of buttons on dress jackets - goes through a tedious series of approvals.

WOMEN'S OLYMPIC TEAM OF GERMANY AT THE OLYMPICS IN BERLIN, 1936. ONE OF THE FIRST UNIFIED OLYMPIC FORMS IN HISTORY

In addition, the Olympic Charter has rule number 50, which strictly regulates the appearance of athletes. For example, participants in the Olympic Games cannot climb the podium in watches, and the manufacturer's logo on clothing must be only one and of a certain size. Of course, the dress uniform of the Olympic teams attracts the most attention. As a rule, this is a suit with a club jacket. They began to be worn even before the First World War, and until the 60s, all Olympians appeared out of competition in such blazers of a semi-sporty cut with a contrasting border.

By the way, the dress uniform is not only a suit for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, but also a suit for the closing. In general, the dress uniform is the dress for all ceremonial occasions during the Olympics. At the same time, the ceremonial costume for the opening and closing ceremonies may be the same, or there may be two different ones. The richest countries, of course, can afford to have several full dress suits for various occasions - opening ceremonies (usually the most spectacular costume designed for a show), closing ceremonies, official meetings with the president, dinners, etc.

PHOTOS: MODELS DEMONSTRATE UK OLYMPIC SUITES, 1964

The Olympic wardrobe is not only full dress and competitive equipment. It is very large, includes clothing for every athlete for every occasion. Participants in the Olympic Games are required to appear exclusively in the team uniform of their team, they are prohibited from walking in their own clothes.

GREAT BRITAIN TEAM AT THE 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES

The form for the British Olympic team was created by Stella McCartney - the most "green" designer of our time, an adherent and propagandist. Tellingly, McCartney has worked alongside adidas, which recently phased out plastic bags in their stores.

PHOTO OF THE OLYMPIC TEAM OF THE GREAT BRITAIN IN THE FORM OF ADIDAS BY STELLA MCCARTNEY

The uniform of the Olympic team of Great Britain is made of high-tech materials - this is, indeed, one of the most beautiful sports uniforms of the Olympic teams this year.

FORM OF THE FRENCH TEAM AT THE 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES

This is the second time that the France Olympic team has been kitted out by Lacoste, founded by legendary tennis player René Lacoste. is simply priceless, and the uniform of the French team for the Olympic Games in Rio is the most obvious confirmation of this.

PHOTO: LACOSTE FRANCE OLYMPIC TEAM KITS AVAILABLE NOW

By the way, the Lacoste Olympic uniform is available to anyone - since May it has been sold in all the brand's boutiques.

FORM OF THE TEAM CUBA AT THE 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES

“Viva Cuba Libre!” I want to scream at the sight of the form of the Cuban national team at the 2016 Olympic Games. This is, without a doubt, the sexiest sports uniform in history - and it was created by Christian Louboutin. It seems that after the lifting of the economic blockade and the opening of free entry for the Americans, Cuba decided to rebrand the image of the country.

PHOTO: CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN OLYMPIC CUBE TEAM KIT

By the way, in the photo - only the dress uniform for the closing ceremony, so we look forward to the appearance of the Cuban team at the opening of the Olympics in Rio today.

FORM OF THE ITALIAN TEAM AT THE 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES

The Italians traditionally presented a stylish and relaxed uniform for their Olympic team this year. By the way, its creator is, therefore, it is not at all strange that the advertising campaign of the new form of the Italian Olympic team was presented in the form of a black and white photo shoot.

CANADA TEAM AT THE 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES

Team Canada's kit, designed by Dsquared2 founders Dean and Dan Caten, is getting a lot of praise this year. As is the case with the British adidas by Stella McCartney kit, Canadian Olympic gear is made in the spirit of the latest trends -. This form promises to be more popular than Kanye West's "leaky" collection - elongated sweatshirts and hoodies with a fishtail and a maple leaf on the back look like.

USA TEAM AT THE 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES

Like the Cubans, the Americans showed the form for the closing ceremony - it, according to tradition, was made in Ralph Lauren.

PHOTO: US OLYMPIC TEAM WEARING RALPH LAUREN KIT

As is customary in Rio de Janeiro, the US Olympic team will appear in white trousers and shorts, striped polo shirts and club jackets in the colors of the American flag.

Summer Olympics 2012 (XXX Summer Olympics)- thirtieth Summer Olympic Games. They were held in London, the capital of Great Britain, from July 27 to August 12, 2012. Note that London was the first city to host the Games for the third time (before that they were held there in 1908 and 1948).

City selection

The call for applications from candidate cities closed on 15 July 2003. By this time, 9 cities have expressed their desire to host the Games: Havana, Istanbul, Leipzig, London, Madrid, Moscow, New York, Paris and Rio de Janeiro.

On May 18, 2004, the International Olympic Committee, after evaluating all submitted applications, selected 5 cities from which a choice was to be made at the 117th IOC session in July 2005 in Singapore. These 5 cities were Madrid, Moscow, New York, Paris and London.

London's candidacy was chosen on 6 July 2005. The only head of government who personally presented his country's application was the then Prime Minister of Great Britain in Singapore.

Tony Blair presents London's bid

Emblem

The official emblem of the 2012 Summer Olympics consists of four parts in the form of irregular polygons, which symbolize the numbers of the year of the Olympics - "2", "0", "1", "2". The word "London" is included in one of the parts, and the image of the Olympic rings is included in the other. The emblem is available in four colors: blue, green, orange and yellow. The logo was developed for more than a year and its development cost 400 thousand pounds sterling.

At the same time, the logo of the London Olympics managed to cause an international scandal. As soon as the emblem was presented to the general public. Iran said that the figures that should represent the numbers 2012 are actually a puzzle that easily fits into the word "Zion" (i.e. "Zion"). And that he intends to boycott the London Olympics because of this. Particular suspicions were caused by the dot, which the unit in the figure 2012 does not need, but the Latin “i” is necessary.

Iran is not the only country in which this logo caused bewilderment, to put it mildly. The multi-colour emblem, which according to official figures cost the British taxpayers $650,000 to develop, has been called ugly and a waste of money more than once. And the official font, based on the logo, was included in a number of rankings of the worst in the world.

Talismans

The mascots of the Games became, according to the legend of the authors, two drops of steel from Bolton named Wenlock and Mandeville. They are named after the town of Much Wenlock, which hosted the first competitions like the Olympic Games, and the village of Stoke Mandeville, where the first British Paralympic Games were held. Both mascots are one-eyed, wear bicycle helmets and feature the logos of the Games.

Medals

The diameter of one medal will be about 85 millimeters and 7 millimeters thick. The weight of one award will be about 375-400 grams. Thus, the medals of the 2012 Summer Olympics will be the largest in the history of the Games. In total, about 2,100 medals will be made for the Olympics.

The awards of various denominations will have the logo of the Games with rays. On the reverse side of the medal will be depicted the goddess of victories Nike and the River Thames. The medals were designed by a British designer David Watkins.

Preparing for the Games

The Olympic concept for London 2012 involves the placement of most sports facilities in the capital of Great Britain in three zones.

In a specially built Olympic park, there is a stadium where the opening and closing ceremonies of the Games were held, as well as athletics competitions. After the end of the Olympics, it will become the home arena of the West Ham football club.

The Olympic Park also has an aquatic center where swimmers, divers and participants in synchronized swimming competed, a bicycle park, arenas for basketball, handball and field hockey competitions. Two Olympic villages are also built here.

The second zone was called the river zone. It is located along the Thames. It included an exhibition center where competitions in boxing, all types of wrestling, weightlifting, fencing and table tennis took place. According to a survey of Internet users, the most popular facility in London - the O2 Arena and the nearby Greenwich Arena - will host competitions in badminton, basketball and all types of gymnastics. In Greenwich Park, horsemen and masters of modern pentathlon competed for awards, and shooters in the barracks of the Royal Artillery.

The third zone is called the central one and includes arenas that have long become the pride of the British capital, such as Wembley Stadium and the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, better known as Wimbledon. Triathlon awards were played in the equally famous Hyde Park.

Outside of Greater London, rowing and sailboat competitions took place. The arena for the masters of mountain biking was the neighborhood of Hadley Castle. The matches of the football tournament were held in six other cities besides London - Glasgow, Cardiff, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle and Coventry.

The opening ceremony

The opening ceremony took place on July 27 at the new, specially built for the games, 80,000-seat Olympic stadium and was called the "Island of Wonders".

The ceremony was directed by the Oscar winner. Danny Boyle.

The theatrical part of the ceremony was a kind of illustrated history of Great Britain. In the bowl of the stadium they arranged a huge lawn with a magic tree.

Everything revolved around him - ten thousand actors, who rehearsed for three months in their free time, showed how the struggle was between medieval traditions and the ancient way of English life and the forces of modernization - industrialists, workers.

The mighty tree was eventually uprooted. In its place, right in front of tens of thousands of spectators, factory pipes grew at the stadium.

In front of a hundred cameras installed in the arena and broadcasting what was happening on four huge screens, there were actors - soldiers of the British army, suffragette actresses - the course of history was accelerating, and with it the staging was gaining momentum.

Representing Great Britain in the second half of the 20th century, the director focused on cultural heritage - a cut of well-known compositions by the Rolling Stones, Who, Beatles and other outstanding bands sounded. From the classics of rock, they moved on to disco, and then to modern club music and the multiculture of Great Britain - the realities of the 21st century.

There was only one small but very important part: only the queen can officially open the Games Elizabeth II. The screens showed how an ordinary cab drove into Buckingham Palace, from which a Daniel Craig- Agent 007, James Bond. It was he who had the honor of inviting a monarch to the Olympics. Both the Queen and James Bond flew to the stadium in a helicopter, after which they both parachuted right into the arena.

Of course, the role of the ruler of Great Britain in the sky of London was played by a stuntman. Elizabeth herself came out with her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, from the royal box to solemnly bless the raising of the national flag to the world-famous anthem "God save the Queen".

Then the audience saw how Harry Potter, Mary Poppins and Peter Pan took over Captain Hook, Voldemort and other fairy-tale villains. After the time has come for Mr. Bean - Rowan Atkinson, in his style, he played on one key of the synthesizer, demonstrating his trademark antics.

Then the traditional parade of representatives of all 205 countries participating in the Games began. As always, the flags were carried by the stars, and small delegations of small countries pleased with the color of the costumes and the originality of behavior. The Russian delegation was headed by the famous tennis player Maria Sharapova.

After the parade, Queen Elizabeth II declared the 2012 Olympic Games open. After the Queen's speech, the Olympic flag was hoisted by famous champions of the past.

And finally, the time has come for the most solemn moment of any opening ceremonies of the Games - the lighting of the Olympic flame. He had come a long way from Mount Olympus to London, bypassing the whole world and even space, but now he had to be delivered to the arena. Former England captain David Beckham who brought him by boat on the Thames. Fireworks met the fire throughout the fairway.

Torch David handed over To Stephen Redgrave, the famous British rower, winner of gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games.

When the coaches' oath was taken, all that was left was to light the torch. Redgrave carried the flame to the stadium and passed the flame on to the Bold Seven, the young athletes chosen by the British Olympic champions. They ran to a makeshift flower, the petals of which rose and united into a single fiery bud.

After the fire was lit, the stadium was lit up by large-scale fireworks.

The opening ceremony was closed by a musician Paul McCartney songs "The End" and "Hey Jude".

The XXX Summer Olympic Games have started.

Russia at the London Summer Olympics

The Russian national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics was represented in all sports except football and field hockey. The national team officially included 436 people (208 men and 228 women).

In London, Russian athletes set a number of national achievements. So, for the first time in the history of the Russian team, they were won (3 pieces at once). For the first time, the Russian men's volleyball team (the last time they became Olympic champions). For the first time in the history of Russian badminton, a pair Nina Vislova-Valery Sorokina .

Russian men's volleyball team - champions of the 2012 Olympic Games

At the London Olympics, Russia surpassed the result both in the number of gold medals and in.

However, the Games in London became the first Summer Games where the USSR/Russia team failed to enter the top three in the unofficial team standings, being only in 4th place in terms of the number of gold medals, losing to the teams of the USA, China and Great Britain. In terms of the total number of awards, the Russians became the third after the USA and China.

Closing ceremony

The solemn closing ceremony of the XXX Summer Olympic Games under the name "Symphony of British Music" was held in London on August 12 at the main arena of sports. A colorful three-hour show crowned the competition of athletes in the capital of Great Britain. The performance was dedicated to the great British musical heritage enjoyed by people all over the world.

During the show, a large number of British hits recorded over the past 50 years were heard. 3,500 volunteers took part in the show. The ceremony was hosted by Kim Gavin, one of the most famous British choreographers.

After the anthem was played and the British flag was raised, Our House sounded - a song about multinational London, which was performed by Madness.

By the way, for the sake of performing at the closing ceremony of the Games, they decided to “shake the old times” once very popular performers, like Pet Shop Boys and spice girls.

spice girls

The pop part smoothly flowed into the parade of the Olympics participants. It was traditionally headed by Greece, as the ancestor of the games. Carried the flag of the Russian national team Anastasia Davydova.

Anastasia Davydova carries the Russian flag at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics

After the fraternization of athletes, the presentation of the last Olympic medals and the awarding of volunteers, the musical part continued with the song John Lennon Imagine and then came on stage George Michael.

George Michael

The surprise for the spectators was the appearance at the stadium at first of huge canvases with images of top models ( Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss and others), and then the ladies themselves.

Naomi Campbell

Kate Moss

Fatboy Slim

Victoria Beckham (Spice Girls)

Mayor of London soon Boris Johnson handed over the Olympic flag Jacques Rogge, and that one Eduardo Paesu, the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, where they will be held. Thus, Brazil officially took over the Olympic baton.

The evening ended with a performance take that with the hit Rule the World, the Phoenix bird over the Olympic flame and the flight of a ballerina with wings behind her back. London said goodbye to the Olympics, the fire went out.

The closing ceremony of the XXX Olympic Games in London was completed by the legendary British musical group The Who and great fireworks.

Curiosities and scandals of the Games

The first scandal occurred before the start of the Games and was not directly related to the UK. The Greek jumper was expelled from the team due to the athlete's allegedly racist message on Twitter. “With so many Africans in Greece, the West Nile mosquitoes will eat homemade food,” she wrote. Earlier in Greece in July, one person died due to the West Nile virus, five more cases of infection were recorded. Later, the girl apologized and noted that she did not want to offend anyone, but the all-consuming machine of tolerance could no longer be stopped. As a result, Papakhristu never made it to London.

During the opening ceremony of the Olympics, the Indian team was "led" by an unknown woman in red. The incident caused a wide resonance in India. A stranger in a red sweater and blue jeans walked along with the Indian delegation, dressed, in turn, in yellow and black. A woman whom no member of the Indian team had met walked in the front row with a flag bearer Sushil Kumar. It is worth noting that the stadium security service was concerned about the presence of a suspicious woman at the epicenter of events, but the organizers of the Games calmed the security guards, suggesting that the stranger was a volunteer for the opening ceremony. “We are just amazed. How can a woman without accreditation safely walk through the stadium with the Olympians? We had no idea who it was,” said the spokesman for the Indian national team Harpal Bedi. As a result of the investigation, it turned out that the stranger's name is Madhura Nagendra. She graduated from the University of the Indian city of Bangalore and now lives in London.

In Glasgow, before the match between the women's football teams of North Korea and Colombia, the flag of South Korea appeared on the scoreboard next to the names of North Korean football players. The North Korean athletes were furious when they saw the South Korean flag and hurriedly left the field. The incident was resolved. The organizers hastily found the flag of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the representative of the organizing committee apologized, and the Korean football players returned to the field an hour later.

The National Olympic Committees of Georgia and Ukraine protested to the organizers of the Olympics in London. Both sides drew attention to the dossiers of some Russian athletes, where the places of birth are either unrecognized states, or there are simply factual errors. “On the website of the Games, in the data of two participants of the Russian team - wrestlers Besike Kudukhov and Denis Tsargusha - Abkhazia and South Ossetia are indicated as places of birth as territories of Russia. In connection with this fact, we express a strong protest and have already sent a statement to the London 2012 Organizing Committee demanding to correct the mistakes and indicate Georgia as the place of birth in the biographies,” the representatives of Georgia said. Following Georgia, the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine expressed its indignation on its official website, which sent an official appeal with a request to urgently correct other biographical information of Russians. So, for many athletes of the Russian national team who were born in Ukraine, the Ukrainian region is named as the place of birth and is designated as part of Russia. There were also errors in the profiles of other athletes. Russian boxers David Hayrapetyan and Misha Aloyan"Baku, Russia" and "Armenia, Russia" were listed as places of birth.

"Distinguished" at the Olympics and the British cops. They managed to lose the keys to the interior of London's Wembley Stadium. During an investigation involving the local police, the organizing committee of the Olympics and the security guards who provide security at the football arena, it was found that the keys were lost by accident. Six days after the incident, they have still not been found, despite the fact that the police thoroughly searched all the Wembley premises. Lost keys are a complex electronic device that includes lasers. According to preliminary data, the production of a duplicate cost about 40 thousand pounds (about two million rubles).

The story of Paraskevi Papakhristou was not the only episode of the witch hunt during the London Olympics. So, in the midst of the Games, the athlete of the German national rowing team Nadya Drygalla asked to leave the Olympics. The decision was made in connection with the information that the athlete's husband allegedly adheres to neo-Nazi views. "The leadership of the German Olympic team received information about the personal life of the athlete Nadia Drygalla," the head of the team said. Michael Vesper. In connection with the information received, the girl had an "intense and long conversation", after which she left London.

Nadia Drygalla

South Korean epee fencer refused to leave the platform in protest against the decision of the panel of judges. The scandal occurred during a fight with a German Britta Heidemann. A second before the gong, the Korean woman reached the final. But in that second, a miracle happened: the athletes exchanged four injections, which is physically impossible. Then it turned out that the stopwatch was not working. Korea filed a protest, but it was not accepted. Shin Ah Lam became hysterical and refused to leave the platform in protest. It all ended with the fact that after more than an hour the girl was forcibly taken to the locker room to allow the final fight to take place.

The Tragedy of Shin Ah Lam

The women's group stage ended with a huge scandal. The competition scheme in this sport involves a group round, followed by an exit to the playoffs. Thus, the scheme of games provides the participants who advanced to the quarterfinals ahead of schedule and who play later than the others, the opportunity to choose a more convenient opponent. It was precisely the choice of the opponent that the Chinese and Korean duets took up, obviously not wanting to win in their confrontation. The final match of the group stage in the doubles competition between Chinese women Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang and Koreans Chun Kyun Eun and Kim Ha Na, according to eyewitnesses, resembled a yard game. By the way, these pairs at that time were the best in the world. In exactly the same way - in "giveaway" - although not so clearly, badminton players from South Korea and Indonesia played. During the "fight" the sportswomen deliberately served into the net and knocked the shuttlecock off the field. This caused indignation not only of the spectators at the stadium. The referee was forced to interrupt the match. The IOC did not appreciate such clowning and disqualified all four couples, removing them from further competitions. By the way, this decision allowed the Russian duo, who had been eliminated by that time, to return to the tournament Valeria Sorokina/Nina Vislova. Our girls used the suddenly given chance to the fullest, having managed to win sensational bronze medals for themselves.

GREAT BRITAIN

50 PENCE 2016

"XXXI SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES, Rio de Janeiro 2016"

Obverse: Portrait of Queen Mother Elizabeth II to the right (the so-called fourth type). Text around: ELIZABETH ∙ II ∙ D ∙ G ∙ REG ∙ F ∙ D ∙ 50 PENCE ∙ 2016. Under the edge of the portrait is the monogram of the portrait designer - JC.

Reverse: In the center of the coin there is an image of a swimmer in the pool - a participant in the Olympic Games. Above the image is the inscription: "TEAM GB" (Team Great Britain), the image of the Olympic rings and the logo of the Olympic Games.

Designers: obverse - Jody Clark, reverse - Tim Sharp.

Summer Olympic Games 2016(Eng. 2016 Summer Olympics, official name - Games of the XXXI Olympiad) - the thirty-first Summer Olympic Games, held from August 5 to 21 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Olympic football tournament began two days before the opening ceremony, before all other competitions, and was also held in other cities of the country - Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Manaus, Salvador and Sao Paulo.

The application process began on May 16, 2007, ended on September 13 of the same year. Baku (Azerbaijan), Doha (Qatar), Madrid (Spain), Prague (Czech Republic), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Tokyo (Japan), Chicago (USA), and St. Petersburg have applied to host the Games. (Russia). In view of Russia obtaining the right to host the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, St. Petersburg withdrew its application. On June 4, 2008, four finalists were selected from the candidate cities: Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo and Chicago.

The final vote on the choice of the city took place on October 2, 2009 at the 121st IOC session in Copenhagen, Denmark. All possible three rounds were used in the voting. After the first round, Madrid was in the lead, but then Rio de Janeiro received almost all the votes cast earlier for Chicago and Tokyo.

Previously, Rio de Janeiro applied to host the 1936, 1940, 2004 and 2012 Summer Olympics, but was never among the cities participating in the final vote.

The logo of the XXXI Summer Olympic Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro was designed by the Brazilian design studio Tatíl Design and presented on December 31, 2010.

At the heart of the symbol is a stylized Rio - mountains, the sun and the sea in the form of winding lines, reminiscent of the silhouettes of dancing people holding hands. The logo is made in the colors of the Brazilian flag - blue, yellow and green - and is intended to symbolize interaction and energy, harmony in diversity, a riot of nature and the Olympic spirit.

The mascots of the Games are two characters representing the flora and fauna of Brazil. The mascot of the Olympic Games Vinicius has a yellow color and symbolizes the brightest and most common representatives of the animal world of Brazil, combining "the flexibility of a cat, the dexterity of a monkey, the grace of birds." The character of the Paralympic Games Tom has become a collective image of the Brazilian flora, in his features you can recognize both elements of wood and elements of a flower. The mascots are named after 20th-century Brazilian musicians Vinicius de Morais (1913-1980) and Tom Jobim (1927-1994), who pioneered the bossa nova style.

The fire of the Olympias was lit on April 21, 2016 in the temple of Hera in Olympia. The Greek stage of the relay lasted for 8 days, until April 28 (April 27 and 28 the fire was in Athens), after which the fire arrived in Lausanne, where the IOC headquarters is located, and a day later - in Geneva.

olympic fire
On May 2, a one-day visit to Colombian Bogota took place. On May 3, the Olympic flame arrived in Brasilia, from where the Brazilian part of the relay began. Within its framework, the fire visited more than 300 cities, including the capitals of all Brazilian states. On July 24, the fire arrived in the most populated city of the Southern Hemisphere - São Paulo. The relay race ended on August 5, 2016 at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games at the Maracana stadium.

A record number of participating countries took part in the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro - 206. Compared to previous games, Kosovo and South Sudan were added to the participants. Representatives of Kuwait competed as independent Olympic athletes under the Olympic flag, and the Olympic champion was awarded under the Olympic anthem, as on October 27, 2015, the IOC suspended the activities of the Kuwait Olympic Committee due to state interference in its work. In March 2016, the IOC officially confirmed that the 207th participant in the Games will be the refugee team, whose athletes will compete under the Olympic flag.

medal standings