The uniform design competition for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games was officially launched on Friday, announced the Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee.

The competition welcomes designs for uniforms to be worn by working staff of the Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee, technical officials and volunteers at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

Outdoor sports jacket, sports pants, insulated jacket, tech pants, knitted hat, scarf are the six categories. 

The competition starts on May 8 and will close on June 10, 2020.

The selected proposals will be submitted to the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee. The final work will be unveiled to the public at the second half of 2021.

The competition is open to people as well as organizations. All of those interested are welcome to go to the official website of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games for more information. The top ten candidates will receive a prize money ranging between 10,000 and 100,000 yuan.

Nationality, artistry, and functionality

Organizers are already looking forward to the submissions. Proposals are expected to conform to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games' color system and core graphics and have artistic expressions.

"We have a lot of truly excellent uniform designers in our country. And more top-tier designers have gotten into designing sportswear. I really expect them to provide excellent options. We also expect them to perfectly highlight our color system and core graphics," said Liu Cunzhen, Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee Culture Department Expert.

The proposals are also expected to prioritize nationality, artistry, and functionality.

"Uniforms are one of the most important elements of the Olympic imagery. They not only help identify our working staff, volunteers and technical officials but also make it more convenient for us to do our jobs," said Yan Cheng, Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee Human Resources Director.

"Through professional design of the uniform, we would like to enhance the cultural symbols of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. We also want the uniform to be easy to wear at the same time."

The uniforms also need to take into account the uniqueness of winter sports and the weather conditions in February and March in Beijing and Hubei Province.