Adidas makes international screw up!
Belgian biathlon fans were celebrating a bronze medal at the winter Olympics this week despite the fact that they have no competitors in the competition and the recipient of the medal, Martina Glagow, was actually German. Instead of horizontal stripes they got vertical stripes, and presto you've swapped the land of Bratwurst for the land of Frites.In fact, Belgium stands to win a whole clutch of medals in Turin, specifically in the biathlon and Nordic skiing disciplines, because of a mix up in kit which places around 30 German athletes in the wrong camp.
Due to mistakes made in German sportswear giant Adidas Far East factories, German skiers have to wear caps in Belgian national colors during the first week of the games.
Many Belgian supporters were seen cheering for bronze-medal winning German biathlete Martina Glagow, apparently confused by her uniform. New caps with the correct color scheme will be ready for the German athletes next week.
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