Here’s the official Adidas Teamgeist II soccer ball for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Looks very cool to me. Nicknamed “The Great Wall Star”, the gold Chinese characters on the red ball read ”Zhong Guo” which means “China.” The characters were painted by Nian Weisi, a former president of the Football Association of China.

Speaking of the Olympics, Ralph Lauren is hooking up the US athletes. The WSJ discusses “The Shoe Olympics”. Nike is also supplying the US track and field team uniforms. Of course, Speedo has been in the news for their new suits they’ve designed for the incredibly hot Amanda Beard the US team.

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