Commonwealth Games 2022 & Youth Games 2023

Zambian Cycling Kit

I designed this kit for the Zambia’s road cycling and mountain bike team for the Commonwealth Games and the Youth Commonwealth Games. My goals were to create a striking design that encapsulated Zambian culture and patriotism, while adhering to the country colours and Commonwealth Sport design guidelines.

The traditional chitenge is distinctively Zambian, and so I created a custom chitenge pattern on the sleeves and within parts of the fish eagle. The fish eagle is the national bird, and I liked the idea that the athletes would have literal wings on their backs as they competed.

I included the athletes’ surnames on the back so that they had the pride of owning a non-replicable, one-of-a-kind garment.