Argentina Are Olympic Soccer Champions…Again!. The “Albicelestes” are legends in international play. Show your support with this lightweight ClimaCool Argentina Home Jersey ($70) like the one whore by Juan Ramon Riquelme, Mascherano and Lionel Messi.
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Play until you drop. With the Robo-Pong 2040 ($700) used by some of the top players is the ultimate robot – features a recycling net capture that returns and recycles the balls for non-stop table tennis action! With the ability to adjust the difficulty level and the speed of the ball, as well the amount of oscillation and spin that the robot puts on the ball.
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Hypoxic tents like Altitude Training’s CAT-150 ($N/A) push low-oxygen (hypoxic) air into the tent while an athlete rests, displacing more oxygen-rich air as well as the CO2 he or she exhales. In so doing, it stimulates the athlete’s body to increase red blood cell production and pump up the delivery of oxygen to muscles. Some have compared the feeling of running after a hypoxic session to being unleashed physically, like a controlled human helium balloon.
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Nike is supplying USA Basketball’s Team Jerseys ($N/A), which employ a new moisture-and heat-venting technique called Aerographics to promote airflow over the skin. Using a silk-screen-like process, Nike chemically “etches,” or dissolves, key “zones” of fabric. The result: culturally specific graphics, created by tattoo artists (note the liberty torch at the jersey’s base), which are also vents for air and sweat. [via]
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Lew Racing 8-Spoke Wheel and Disc Cranked Arrow ($N/A). Designed for ultimate flight, the 8-spoke wheel is thin but durable, and able to withstand the mountain roads. The Cranked Arrow Disk is a monocoque design, which means the rim portion, disk sides, and hub become a single molded, all-composite structure. It is the lightest rear disk in the world, at 730 grams. [via]
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Kick your opponent harder and louder. Developed from training and competition the Nike TVK ($N/A) synthetic padding is articulated at the ankle and scored to flex with the anatomy of the foot, providing lightweight protection and zero distraction. The surface material of the padding has been engineered to produce a loud, crisp sound upon contact with the opposing athlete’s chest pad.
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You’re right, we were wondering what was on Kerri Walsh’s right shoulder too, since she’s been sporting a web of tape on her right shoulder during matches. The Kinesio Tex Tape ($15) contains no medicinal properties but can correct muscle and joint function and improve circulation by applying compression to the skin. The tape has graced the bodies of Tiger Woods, Serena Williams, countless baseball and football players, and Lance Armstrong.
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Who hasn’t been stuck to the TV with Michael Phelps Olympic performance? We were and couldn’t stop noticing that the human dolphin wore the famous iPod white earbuds before every race. So what does the world’s greatest athlete listen to before winning Olympic gold medals and breaking world records?. “Overnight Celebrity” by Twista, “Burn” by Usher, “Roses” by Outkast, “‘Till I Collapse” by Eminem and “Smile” by G Unit.
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This boots still respect the institution of the sport while still bringing innovative design and unique performance features. The Nike Ippeas ($N/A), a beautiful leather and synthetic boot that provides protection, support, traction, traditional aesthetic and horse control in a total package that also reduces weight by eliminating the need for strap-on spurs.
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Who needs wind or current? All you need is these remarkable rowing shoes. Light and breathable, the AdiStar Rowing Shoes ($150) have a lightweight injected rowing plate under the forefeet that attach the shoes to the shell and help provide direct transfer of power from you to the boat itself.
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