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Posted: 2024-03-07 01:49:18

Australia has launched its Olympic uniforms for the looming Paris Games featuring the largest-ever splashes of Indigenous artwork.

Paul Fleming, an Indigenous Australian from Wakka Wakka Wanyurr Majay, Yuggera Country who boxed for Australia at the 2008 Olympics, was instrumental in creating the Indigenous aspects of the uniforms.

Fleming teamed with Torres Strait Islander artist David Bosun to create the designs to be worn by Australia's athletes and officials at the Paris Olympics starting in late July.

Every piece of the Olympic uniform features Australian sport's green and gold colour scheme and incorporates an Indigenous print.

Fleming's artwork, titled Walking Together, features prominently and signifies the Olympics as a central meeting place.

"The centrepiece represents a meeting place because the Olympics brings together people of all colours, religions and backgrounds from all over the world who are all competing for the same goal," Fleming said.

Australian rugby sevens player Charlotte Caslick stands on a rock in front of SydneyHarbour in a green Olympic Games uniform.

Australian rugby sevens captain Charlotte Caslick was among the athletes to model the new Olympic team uniforms in Sydney.(Getty Images: Mark Metcalfe)

"Everyone essentially becomes 'one' — we're all athletes and it doesn't matter where you come from."

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