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What Do the Athletes Wear in Modern Olympics

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Todays athletes wear some of the best gear in the world with almost all of it designed by scientists to provide comfort durability and a host of other abilities designed to keep the athlete cool flexible and safe from the elements. Speedskater Maame Biney MOM-ay BY-nee of Reston Virginia blazes her way across the ice during the Winter Olympics trials last month. Even The Clothes On Their Backs Have Rules The New York Times January 21 2018. . Olympians Running Naked. In June 1894 a committee held under the auspices of the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques met in Paris France to discuss the possibility of producing a modernized version of the games. With the first official Olympic games being held as far back as 1896 there are a number of changes to the way the games are conducted today. Round One Wind. Norwegian figure skater Sonja Henie age 11 in 1924 wore a fanciful. The first Olympic games held in 720 B...