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8/14/10 10:00 PM | Johan Lindahl
Wimbledon will take on a distinctly "casual" look for the 2012 Olympics, with the traditional all-white rule abandoned for the July 28 to August 5 duration of the Games.
"The Olympics will be its own competition, have its own style and it will play out in its very own way," said All England club boss Ian Ritchie. "The idea was never to have a repeat of the Championships. And so, with regards to the players' kits, we are perfectly happy for there to be some colour."
At the Olympics, IOC rules - and not Wimbledon regulations are in effect. That will also include Olympic branding around the grounds and courtside at the mainly advert-free grounds.
"I think that at the Olympics, players are wearing their national colors in all sports," said Brit Andy Murray. "It fits with the Olympics.
"The Olympics is, without question, the biggest sporting event in the world, and everyone's obviously there and proud to represent their country, so I think everyone should wear their national colours."
Officials have calmed fears that the tender grass may not be ready for a special event which begins three weeks after the last ball is struck at Wimbledon, 2012. But experiments after this year's Championships have all come good, Ritchie said, adding that most of the wear in the current era is behind the baseline and actually out of the playing court lines.
By the start in two summers, officials promise that grass worn down from the regular tournament will have been replaced with fresh sod. More than 25,000 spectators expected are to expected to attended each of the nine days of the Olympic event, which will be played on a dozen courts including Centre, Court 1 and Court 2.
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