Why does fidel castro wear adidas

It is unrealistic to think that Adidas is popular on the island because Fidel Castro wears its label. This ignores the fact that, until , the German brand was the official sponsor of the Cuban National Olympic Committee and equipped all its athletes with clothes used in both training and competition. The stores run by the Ministry of the Interior, especially those managed by the presidential security service, are always fully stocked with clothing and footwear by Adidas.

And until a very recent and much-talked-about corruption scandal, sweatshops run by an arm of the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation were turning out unauthorized and obviously fake versions of Adidas merchandise.

It is hard now to remember that the Cuban judo athlete Daima Beltral, who moved us to tears at the time, was wearing an Adidas tracksuit when she was awarded silver medals at the Olympic Games in Sydney and Athens And when the track and field athlete Dayron Robles and the wrestler Mijain Lopez became the only Cubans to win Olympic medals in Beijing in , they were both wearing Adidas.

Just recently at the Congress of the Communism Party of his country he wore a blue suit with white stripes. But is he now supporting the capitalism company from Herzogenaurach Germany? He now is more an elder dress-man, than a brutal dictator, nevertheless he is oppressing any political opposition still. He is the super model for German sport manufacture Adidas. He loves them, no suit, but a tracksuit meeting VIPs in Cuba. CarloSfc83 te grafico la amalgama, adidas, mercedes benz, fidel castro pic.

Oktober Till today they dress different sport teams and athletes. Adidas has also contracts with musicians, actors and more people who are influencers. But at first there is still the sport. Nice product placement on FT cover page for Adidas. Fidel Castro greets Chinese premier and his wife.