Behind the uniform design for Chinese athletes at Tokyo Olympics

The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics took place during the evening of July 23, 2021, at Japan's National Stadium, the main venue for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. A total of 777 members of the Chinese Olympic delegation appeared at the event wearing uniforms designed by a team from the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology.

It took two years to complete the design work for the Chinese Olympic delegation's entry uniform. After several rounds of selections and evaluations, final uniform designs with the theme of "making a good start" were officially confirmed in March last year for the Chinese Olympic delegation participating in the Tokyo Olympics.
After designing uniforms for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Paralympics, the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology has since taken on the task of costume design for a number of major international sporting events, creating uniforms for athletes that confidently express the national identity and image of China.