The internet is obsessed with Mongolia’s 2024 Olympic outfits: ‘They just won a Gold medal!’

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games is just around the corner, and many sports enthusiasts are excited to see Mongolia’s Olympic uniforms.

The Mongolia team revealed the athletes’ opening ceremony uniforms, causing a buzz in both fashion and sports.

They’re not only stylish but also feature symbols celebrating Mongolia’s history.

Michel Amazonka, based in Ulaanbaatar, designed Mongolia’s Olympic uniforms for the 2024 games.

This is not their first time. They also made the Deel-inspired, gold-stitched uniforms for Team Mongolia for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics and the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, as per DesignBoom.

Founded in 2015 by siblings Michel, Amazonka, and Munkhjargal Choigaalaa, the brand is known for its modern designs that mix sleek styles with traditional patterns.

The sisters mentioned many ideas from their traditions and culture aren’t well-known worldwide, NBC News noted.

People usually know Mongolia from historical figures like Genghis Khan and ancient history, but today, inspiration can be found in people’s clothes, cultural practices, and ceremonies.

The uniforms are inspired by East Asian traditional clothing, especially the Mongolian deel, which is a tunic that fits closely to the body.

They feature national and Olympic symbols finely embroidered in gold. The Olympic rings and torch are prominently displayed on the athletes’ chests and the Nine White Banners, representing respect for the Mongolian State.

Mongolia’s Olympic uniforms also include images of the Sun, the Moon, and the Gua-Maral, a mythical deer from Mongolian folklore.

The uniforms include detailed accessories: female athletes will wear ceremonial earrings and embroidered bags, while male flag-bearers will have an archery hat, belt, and traditional Mongolian boots. Each uniform took about 20 hours to create.

The 30 Mongolian athletes will showcase their elaborate uniforms while sailing on boats along the Seine River during the opening ceremony, making them stand out.

Instagram and TikTok users praised Michel Amazonka’s designs, with many calling them Mongolian Haute Couture and expressing a desire to wear the outfits themselves.

One person also asked if replicas would be available for fans, said the Independent.

Bee Jamieson, a sports fan who reviews country uniforms, received eager requests from her followers for her opinion on Mongolia’s Olympic uniforms.

“I love it,” Jamieson said in her TikTok video, noting that some people think it’s old-fashioned.

She also mentioned that, as a white Australian with mostly English family, she lacks a traditional background, so she finds the details amazing and well-planned.

Jamieson especially liked the “little bags” for female athletes, calling them beautiful and fitting for the Olympics.

Her followers agreed, praising the design as elegant, traditional, and modern.

Meanwhile, TikToker Ryan Yip praised the outfits as “sorcery” in a video that earned over 424,500 likes, wondering what inspired MichelAmazonka and the Mongolian team.

Another TikToker, Regularguy_sports, ranked Team Mongolia’s uniforms as the best, saying they look ready to dominate the competition.

You can watch the ceremony on NBC in the U.S. on July 26 at 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT.

Mongolia Olympic facts

Mongolia, one of the oldest nations, began participating in the Olympics relatively recently, says Topend Sports.

The Mongolian National Olympic Committee was established in 1956 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1962.

Mongolia made its Olympic debut in 1964 in Tokyo with 21 athletes in four sports. This first appearance helped them improve, leading to four Olympic medals in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Most of their early medals came from wrestling, a key part of Mongolian culture. Jigjidiin Mönkhbat won the country’s first Olympic silver in men’s freestyle middleweight wrestling, with other wrestlers also winning medals.

Mongolia’s first gold medals came in 2008 when judoka Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar won gold in men’s 100 kg judo, and boxer Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan won gold in bantamweight.

Female shooter Otryadyn Gündegmaa and boxer Pürevdorjiin Serdamba also won silver medals.

Mongolia has competed in nearly all the Summer Games since 1964, except for the 1984 Los Angeles Games, joining the Soviet-led boycott.

They also debuted in the Winter Games in 1964 but missed the 1976 Games and have yet to win a Winter Olympic medal.

Here’s a quick video of Mongolia’s Olympic uniforms from Michel Amazonka: (visit their website HERE)