European Championship Round of 16
Curious underwear from Czech players: what’s up with the sports bra from Kalas?
For a brief moment in the 32nd minute, the outlines of the whimsical underwear were clearly visible to TV viewers
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Attentive spectators wondered about the undergarments of defender Kalas during the broadcast of the round of 16 between the Netherlands and the Czech Republic – did the 28-year-old really wear a sports bra?
That outsiders Czech Republic could win against the technically gifted Dutch, had probably hardly a spectator on the tip sheet. There was also plenty of reason for discussion during the match-first of all, the intervention of the video assistant, which ultimately resulted in the possibly decisive dismissal for the Elftal. But not only the surprise result may have left questions for some viewers.
High-tech sports equipment instead of fashion trend
It’s the 32nd minute, still 0-0, when Czech defender Tomas Kalas is shown. Attentive spectators could see under his white jersey the outlines of a supposed sports bra. But what the 28-year-old centre-back from the second English league was wearing probably belongs more to the category of high-tech fashion.
The curious underdress is probably a so-called GPS bra. Loud “techbook.de” such bras are used by many professional clubs during training sessions and games to collect player movement data. Running paths, speed, heart rate-this and many other useful data would be collected with the underwear made of neoprene.
The GPS bra would consist of a strap for the upper body and a pocket in the neck, in which there is a memory chip. On the one hand, the data could be tracked live on the edge of the field. Above all, detailed analyses could be carried out afterwards.
Source: “techbook.de”
