St. Vincent And The Grenadines Athlete Platform Underdog Brand In Paris 2024

Bandit running apparel will face off against big retail names, such as Nike, at the Olympics.

One thing entrepreneurs and Olympic athletes have in common is a hustle mindset.

That’s certainly the case for one small running apparel brand, Bandit, which is sponsoring the country of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) for this year’s Paris games.

Tim West founded the Brooklyn-based company in 2020 as a running sock business, and started manufacturing other kinds of apparel in late 2022.

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Now the brand is competing on the Olympic stage with two runners from the small Caribbean islands, Shafiqua Maloney and Handal Roban, who will sport custom Bandit uniforms for their 800 meter races. Inspired by the SVG flag colors and diamond symbol, both running tops and shorts are shades of bright blue with yellow and green diamond clusters.

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