Aussies to look the part at Rio Olympics

Australia's official uniforms for the Rio Olympics have been unveiled in Sydney as the countdown to the Games continues.

Rio Olympians wearing the Australian Olympic team competition uniform

Australia's official uniforms for the Rio Olympics have been unveiled in Sydney. (AAP)

By Darren Walton

SYDNEY, April 19 AAP - Australia's Olympians have given the thumbs up to their state-of-the-art competition uniforms for the Rio Games.

The broad range of adidas-designed outfits, featuring CLIMACHILL technology, were unveiled in front of Sydney Harbour on Tuesday.

Set for her third Olympics, sprint queen Sally Pearson described the uniforms as "probably the best yet for look and comfort".

"When I first saw it, I thought `wow, that's so amazing'. I can't wait to actually wear it in competition to see how it moves on me when I'm getting over those hurdles."

Pearson said it was important to look and feel good at the starting blocks.

"I'm a bit of a girly girl too so I really like to look my best on the track," she said.

"I mean, you're going to have a million bloody people looking at you from the stands and have all the cameras in your face; you don't want to look ratty."


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