Czech Olympic clothing collection for Paris opening ceremony unveiled

The Czech Olympic Committee presented on Monday the outfits which the national team will wear to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris on July 26. The garments will be in the Czech national colours, albeit slightly altered to a darker blue, muted red and creamy white, with details such as the Czech flag or inscriptions saying CZE.

The most striking element of the distinctive and modern collection is a blue and white trench coat, also inspired by the Czech "baloňák" coat, which the head of the Czech Olympic Committee, Jiří Kejval, said in a press release was meant to honour the host country due to the clothing item's popularity in France.

The new collection was designed by Jan Černý in collaboration with Alpine Pro. Černý said the collection was meant to be representative of modern emerging Czech design and was intended to stand out, as it will only be visible on screen for a few seconds.