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With gala uniforms, the T-shirt is changed for a long sleeve shirt, sometimes a bowtie or a lace is worn too. The shoes for both girls and boys are black lace-up shoes (sometimes the shoes may be dark blue, black or wine-coloured, depending on the uniform colours). The sports uniform includes sweatpants, a collared T-shirt, and white sports shoes.
Several terms for sneakers exist in South Africa, including gym shoes, sports shoes and takkies. [8] Other names for sneakers includes rubber shoes in Philippine English, track shoes in Singapore English, canvas shoes in Nigerian English, [dubious – discuss] camboo ("camp boot") in Ghana English, and sportex in Greece. [clarification needed]
The company was founded by Adolf "Adi" Dassler who made sports shoes in his mother's scullery or laundry room in Herzogenaurach, Germany after his return from World War I. In July 1924, his older brother Rudolf joined the business, which became "Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory" ( Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik ). [ 10 ]
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In Black and White: Race and Sports in America. New York University Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-8037-4; Wiggins, David Kenneth (1997). "Great Speed but Little Stamina: The Historical Debate over Black Athletic Superiority". Glory Bound: Black Athletes in a White America (First ed.). Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press.