On June 24, 2024, the Olympic Council of Malaysia unveiled the official attire for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The attire was met with controversy from the public due to its "cheap-looking" design. [1]
The unveiling ceremony was held at The Exchange TRX in Kuala Lumpur. [2]
The controversy started in the comments on social media from the OCM posting on the official attire's unveiling. One of the commenters asked if it was designed by a schoolkid. [3] Others said that were not pleased that they were revealed on mannequins. [4] Some of the public used artificial intelligence to come up with other designs. [5]
The OCM said that they will ask the public to design the 2028 Summer Olympics. [4] A new attire was introduced based by the feedback from the previous attire. [6] [7] [8] The new attire was created for only 25 athletes taking part in the games. [1]