Dreadful uniforms to challenge athletes

By Georgina Safe
Updated June 5 2014 - 11:13am, first published June 4 2014 - 9:09pm
Glasgow Commonwealth Games athletes Belinda Hocking, Grant Nel, Mack Horton, Steve Moneghetti, Brooke Stratton, Bianca Chatfield, Jeff Riseley and Sarah Cardwell at the launch of the team uniforms. Photo: Eddie Jim
Glasgow Commonwealth Games athletes Belinda Hocking, Grant Nel, Mack Horton, Steve Moneghetti, Brooke Stratton, Bianca Chatfield, Jeff Riseley and Sarah Cardwell at the launch of the team uniforms. Photo: Eddie Jim
Netballer Bianca Chatfield and runner Jeff Riseley show off the Australian team uniform for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Photo: Eddie Jim
Netballer Bianca Chatfield and runner Jeff Riseley show off the Australian team uniform for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Photo: Eddie Jim
Commonwealth Games uniform
Commonwealth Games uniform

It was Kermit the Frog who opined "it's not easy being green", but one can only imagine the consternation of Australia's elite athletes about the challenging hue after the unveiling of the dreadful green and gold Commonwealth Games uniforms.