2024 Malaysia Olympic attire controversy

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On June 24, 2024, the Olympic Council of Malaysia unveiled the official attire for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The attire was met with controversy from the public due to its "cheap-looking" design. [1]

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Background

The unveiling ceremony was held The Exchange TRX in Kuala Lumpur. [2]

Controversy

The controversy started in the comments on social media from the OCM posting on the official attire's unveiling. One of the commenters asked if it was designed by a schoolkid. [3] Others said that were not pleased that they were revealed on mannequins. [4] Some of the public used artificial intelligence to come up with other designs. [5]

Aftermath

The Olympic Council of Malaysia said that they will ask the public to design the 2028 Summer Olympics. [4] A new attire was introduced based by the feedback from the previous attire. [6] [7] [8] The new attire was created for only 25 athletes taking part in the games. [1]

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