What is the material of the basketball jerseys of the 08 Chinese team

Nike has worked closely with 22 of the 28 Chinese sports associations participating in the Beijing Olympics. A few days ago, Mark Parker, president and CEO of Nike, together with the 22 Chinese participating sports associations, unveiled in Beijing the new clothing and equipment for the Chinese delegation to compete in the Beijing Olympics.

Nike designed the gear to be lightweight and highly innovative, while also highlighting the new look of the Chinese delegation. These products include athletic shoes with lightweight Flywire technical fibers and Lunarlite foam cushioning, as well as Nike Swift functional sportswear made from recycled polyester.

Nike's apparel and footwear for Chinese athletes is inspired by traditional Chinese culture and utilizes ultra-lightweight technology designed to enhance product performance. Products such as the Swift uniforms for basketball players will help China's men's and women's basketball teams perform at their best in the Beijing Olympics. For Chinese athletes, these competition gears are the perfect combination of traditional Chinese cultural inspirations and innovative technological excellence.

Basketball Team Uniforms

The Nike designers were inspired by the tailored fit worn by basketball players to take a fresh look at current basketball uniforms. After working with players in the United States, China and Germany, Nike designers redesigned the basketball uniforms. The designers utilized Nike Swift's technical experience and moved the seams to the back of the game undershirt, which weighs 31 percent less than the original after reducing the fabric used to make it by 25 centimeters, making it lighter and more aerodynamic.

Meanwhile, to keep players dry during exercise, the designers also used Sphere and Aerographics as the technologies of choice for heat and sweat dissipation. The innovative Aerographics technology places a special mesh surface directly into the garment without the use of any other fabric, a new technology that reduces weight and allows for greater comfort and perspiration.

Basketball Team Shoes - Hyperdunk

Nike's lightest and strongest basketball shoes are made possible by Nike's Flywire innovation - an evolution of the running shoe design. With Flywire technology, ultra-high-strength nylon threads provide precise support where it's needed, and the weight of the material is dramatically reduced. This sneaker also perfectly combines Flywire technology with innovative Lunarlite foam technology, ultra-lightweight elastic cushioning in the forefoot area and Zoom Air air cushioning in the heel area, which makes the Hyperdunk basketball shoes weigh only 13 ounces (368.54 grams) per unit, which is about 20% lighter than ordinary Nike basketball shoes.

What's even more surprising is that the lightness of the sneaker doesn't come at the expense of stability, instead the Hyperdunk has the same stable look as the Air Huarache 2K4, and doesn't intentionally remove important stability materials and designs from the sneaker just because the sneaker is going for lightness. Lightness and solidity, two features that were unattainable in the past are now perfectly balanced on the Hyperdunk, what would it really feel like to wear such a shoe?

At the scene of the conference, Yi Jianlian, as a representative of the Chinese men's basketball team, first tried on the game uniform and Hyperdunk, and he also talked about some of his views on the sneaker.

Reporter: Because of your height and weight, is the weight of the shoes important to you?

Yi Jianlian: For me, I still like the shoes to be lighter in weight, but of course not too light, it should fit. Then, when running, the comfort of the shoes can also be guaranteed.

Reporter: That is to say lighter will be more comfortable, right?

Yi Jianlian: Yes, lighter, I would choose lighter.

Reporter: Is it also important to you whether the shoe looks beautiful or not? If you look and feel it's pretty would you feel better too?

Yi Jianlian: I think nowadays sneakers are also a reflection of attractiveness, so of course I would choose the prettier ones.

Reporter: How does it feel to wear Nike's game uniform and Hyperdunk game shoes designed for the Chinese men's basketball team?

Yi Jianlian: Now, basketball uniforms and shoes are also a trend that everyone wears, this is very fashionable to wear, the first feeling I get is to walk up to the foot cushioning is very comfortable, relatively soft and the shoes walk up to the lighter. It is very soft, the foot in the inside will not move, the protection is very good. The sole is lighter, softer and more comfortable, and the cushioning of the foot is better. Of course, the most important thing is to be comfortable when playing ball, this point Nike has done very well.

Reporter: Do you remember your first pair of basketball shoes? What kind of shoes were they?

Yi Jianlian: When I was very young, I remember my father bought me a pair of black Nike shoes, or built-in air cushion.

Reporter: You have a Scorpio scorpion mark before, when designing this mark there is no your own ideas in it?

Yi Jianlian: Nike has been communicating with me, and then designed some different markers to show me, I fancy this one.

Reporter: You have tried many shoes in your cooperation with Nike.

Yi Jianlian: I think for Nike shoes should be a kind of choice a lot of feeling, because it will be for different players not the same position out of different shoes. For me also tried a lot of shoes, some like 180 ah 360 ah, not the same shoes not the same feeling. It's not that any shoe is right for you, but you will find the right shoe for you.

Reporter: So you think air max 180 and air max 360 are more suitable for you?

Yi Jianlian: They're both different, and if you wear them, the air max 180 is probably more comfortable and suits you a little bit better.

Reporter: What aspects of the shoe will you pay more attention to? For example, its weight, support, its cushioning or some protection?

Yi Jianlian: First of all, I think it's a fit for the foot, some shoes are made wider, some are narrower. First of all, I don't like to put my foot in and completely wrap my foot; secondly, I will consider the sole of the shoe, the feeling of stepping on it, the feeling of running up, stopping, starting or landing, the sole of the shoe on the foot; and then, of course, it is still the appearance of the shoe.

Reporter: How do you feel about the national team uniform?

Yi Jianlian: I should start from the first few years, I think these years the national team uniforms may be two years on a change, so I feel that now the national team's clothes are getting lighter and thinner, and I feel that the sweat of a volatile degree is getting better and better. Maybe the earliest before a little thick, summer encounter some hotter venues, sweat more if you play a half-time break when you feel the clothes may accumulate water like that, to later slowly improve the feeling of more and more light, more and more breathable, after sweating is also very easy to dry, feel very light on the body.

Reporter: Do you feel that there are some special designs to reduce friction? How do you feel in terms of wearing comfort?

Yi Jianlian: not yet sweat yet do not know, but the first feeling is still quite comfortable.

Reporter: Have you noticed the pattern on the back? Can you say your own understanding?

Yi Jianlian: My first feeling is not to say what meaning is in it, but I feel it looks cooler and better.

Reporter: Do you think there are some Chinese elements in it?

Yi Jianlian: The pattern has some dragons on it, which is a reflection of Chinese culture.