Design of water polo team trunks 'inappropriate'

The design of the swimming trunks worn by Singapore's water polo team at the Asian Games has been ruled 'inappropriate' by the government. The team did not seek official advice or approval for the design.

The team, however, will still get to wear the trunks for at least one more match, as competition rules require the players to wear one colour of trunks throughout the competition.

Ms Carol Tan, director of Mica's resilience and marketing division, said: "We would have told them that their design is inappropriate as we want elements of the flag to be treated with dignity. This is because many Singaporeans recognise these elements as representing the Singapore flag."

Comments

There were people who suggested the players were the innocent party, and that they had probably even been embarrassed having to wear the trunks.

But according to The Straits Times, the players themselves had designed the ridiculous trunks, so they're not that innocent after all.

But now the team is saying it was all unintentional and that the flag was supposed to be placed on the side.

I find it hard to believe it was unintentional. I mean, if they had at least tried on the trunks before going the the Games, it would have been a little too obvious, wouldn't it?

 

I think the players should just stick to playing water polo, and leave the designing to professional designers, to avoid such a silly mistake