I-Nike isanda kuveza ukuthi Iqembu lase-USA elizogqokani uma liqoqa izindondo zalo
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Ubani ongakhohlwa ngesikhathi uMonica Puig ethola indondo yokuqala yama-Olimpiki ePuerto Rico noma lapho uSimone Biles ngokusemthethweni eba ngumvocavoci omkhulu emhlabeni ngo-2016? Akungabazeki ukuthi kubalulekile ukuthi abawinile babukeke futhi bazizwe bengcono kakhulu ngenkathi begubha umsebenzi wabo onzima-futhi manje siyazi ukuthi abadlali beThimba USA bazobe begqokeni kuma-Olimpiki wasebusika ka-2018 ePyeongchang.
AbakwaNike basanda kumemezela iqoqo labo leMedal Stand, nokuyilokho abazobe begqoke bonke abathole izindondo zeTeam USA (kwabesifazane nabesilisa) ngesikhathi semikhosi yabo. Izingcezu zine-clean-cut emangalisayo, i-Americanana-nokho i-futuristic-vibe yakudala.
Umsubathi ngamunye uzohlonyiswa ngegobolondo elingangeni manzi i-Gore-Tex, ibhantshi elifakwa ngebhomu elifakwa ngaphakathi elifaka igobolondo, ibhulukwe elibushelelezi le-DWR (ibhulukwe elixosha amanzi), amabhuzu ama-gaiter afakwe amagwebu, kanye namagilavu athinta isikrini (ama-podium selfies? !).
Into ngayinye igcwele imininingwane yokushisekela izwe, njengefulegi laseMelika eliphrintwe ephaketheni lefoni yegobolondo naseziphu zamaqakala emabhulukweni aveza izinhlamvu "USA" lapho kuvulwa uziphu. Esinye isici esesabekayo: Zonke izingcezu zifudumele kakhulu futhi zivikela isimo sezulu, okunengqondo ukucabanga ukuthi cishe yonke imikhosi yezindondo izokwenziwa ngaphandle kwethempeli elingaphansi kwamakhaza kakhulu. (Kuhlobene: U-Elena Hight Uhlanganyela Ukuthi I-Yoga Imsiza Ngayo Ukuthi Ahlale Alinganisele Ngaphakathi Nangaphandle Kwemithambeka)
Into ebanda kunazo zonke mayelana neqoqo ukuthi empeleni lizotholakala ukudayiswa kuwebhusayithi yakwaNike nakubathengisi abakhethiwe kusukela ngoJanuwari 15. Lokho kusho ukuthi ungabamba izingubo zangaphandle ezifudumele ezingafika kalula kulobu busika - futhi zimele iTeam USA ngesikhathi esifanayo.