Why are the balls used in the Olympic Games red?

The Chinese character "China" first appeared in football. On June 26th, 2008, 65438, the specially designed ball "adidas Magnus Moenia" was released. "Star of the Great Wall" is the first special ball in the history of Olympic football match.

The design of "Star of the Great Wall" highlights China elements everywhere, and China red and gold, which represent the festive harvest, become the main colors of the sphere. The pattern of the Golden Hook Great Wall perfectly expresses the spirit of brave struggle of the Chinese nation, and the silver dynamic arc makes the sphere full of modernity. The most striking thing about football is the word "China" gilded on the ball. Modern appearance design, boldly combined with vigorous traditional calligraphy in China, gives people a visual and spiritual shock.

The "Great Wall Star" was developed by Adidas on the basis of the ball "Team Star" used in last year's World Cup. Using the most advanced 14 skin splicing, the irregular protrusions on the football surface are eliminated to the greatest extent, so the stability and accuracy of the football can be guaranteed no matter where the football is kicked. "Great Wall Star" adopts fully embedded printing technology to make its surface material have the best durability.

Behind the scenes: Football veteran wrote "China"

The word "China" in "Star of the Great Wall" was written by China football veteran Nian Weiss. Nian Weiss said: "Last summer, people from Adidas came to my house and asked me to write the word' China', saying that it was for sports and recommended by the Football Association, so I practiced the word' China'. I have written 50 copies of China and selected a dozen for Adidas. At that time, I really didn't expect it to be printed on the football used in the Beijing Olympic Games. "