Winners' suits unveiled

The suits Chinese athletes will wear on the winners' podium during the Beijing Olympic Games are unveiled, July 15, 2008. The suits have the traditional Chinese colors of red and yellow with an image of the national flag and the "auspicious clouds" that adorn the Olympic relay torch. [Xinhua]

"It makes it impossible to reuse any printing plate, so every one must be constructed separately and then every suit must be printed separately. Also, the colors and designs are added layer by layer using specialized, hi-tech digital printing methods."

To date, 613 Chinese athletes have qualified for this summer's Games, and the final delegation list will be announced by COC later this month.