Continuing with more Olympic-inspired shoes, Puma honors Tommie Smith with these gold Puma Clydes. Smith’s 200m dash record is on the tongue and metallic gold medals are embossed throughout the shoe.

Two sets of laces are included with “1968″ appearing on the tips. Smith won the gold medal in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. On the podium, the newly crowned Smith (along with Bronze medalist John Carlos) raised his fist in the air, which set off a firestorm of controversy. The barefoot athletes’ black power salute was meant to represent black poverty. The two were booed by the crowd and the Olympic committee thought politics had no place in the Games. Smith and Carlos were stripped of their medals and banned from the Olympic village. This led to many protests in the U.S. and Smith and Carlos were never given back their medals. Get these sneakers now at Overkill.

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With the rate Team USA is going, there is no doubt that the Olympics finals is imminent. And once the finals comes under way, Lebron will don the latest model of the Nike Zoom Lebron signature line, the Zoom Lebron VI. But the pair he will wear won’t be just any other Lebron VI, it will be the Lebron VI United We Rise edition, the same colorway that the now sold out Hyperdunks featured. Once Team USA wins gold, these shoes will be much coveted!

With the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games underway, what better way to celebrate the competition than to rock a new pair of kicks? Check out these Air Jordan Six Rings Olympic edition sneakers that are perfect for the United States sports fan.

The red, white and blue colorway makes these sneakers obviously Olympic related. However, with different shades of blue being utilized, the connection isn’t automatic when you first glance at the shoes. With multiple versions of the Air Jordans used as inspiration, this release will be anticipated by many shoeheads. Via Sneaker News. Select sizes of this colorway are available now at Osneaker with no official release date yet.

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Perhaps the biggest day in Chinese history has finally arrived. 8/8/08 Beijing Olympics. Here it is; there’s no denying it. To celebrate the most anticipated event of the year, Nike will release a special pack for the players who are participating in Team USA for the Olympics, the United We Rise Pack – 2008 Beijing Olympics. The shoes that will be in the pack include the Nike Zoom Soldier 2, the Nike Air Force 25 Low, Converse Wade Team Mid and the Nike Hyperdunk. All of the shoes feature a white upper with blue and red accents, true to the colors of the United States. The tattoo-style laser etchings in the shoes take inspiration from anything ranging from American culture, basketball, and the characteristics that make people rise above to the top. The tongue of every shoe in the pack has the United We Rise logo. The United We Rise Hyperdunks have already released today for $150. Don’t miss the other pairs. The Soldier 2s will retail for $150 and the AF25 for $100.

Using Team USA’s navy, red and white colors, Nike has created another pack of Olympic based shoes. This pack includes three models – the Blazer, Rejuven8 and Delta Force.

These shoes are very simple and good for those looking to steer away from loud colors. I really like the use of glossy patent leather in the Delta Force. These shoes are expected to be relased this Friday, August 8th to celebrate the opening of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. Friday will be a great day for sneakerheads with dozens of different Olympic-inpired shoes being released. Via Sneaker Files.

As part of the “United We Rise” series Converse has created this Team Wade Signature sneaker in the Team USA colors. These sneakers are to be worn by Dwyane Wade in the Beijing Olympics, which begin on Friday, August 8th.

The red, white and blue colorway features the “United We Rise” reflective tribal print designed by Joshua “Hydro74″ Smith on the toe and heel.

These shoes are expected to be a limited released beginning on Friday with 2008 pairs worldwide. Via Sneaker Freaker.

The Olympics Birds Nest Stadium Pack has featured several classic models and now here it is on the Nike Huarache ’08. Nike has been churning out a lot of shoes dedicated to the Beijing Olympics, giving some attention to some of their newer models.

With the same abstract pattern of the Birds Nest Stadium in Beijing, this Huarache features a black suede upper with blue and purple accents.

The Nike Huarache ’08 BBall Men’s Basketball Shoe offers a modern take on the Huarache with updated technology including a compression molded Phylon midsole with Zoom Air units in the heel and forefoot, a compression inner sleeve for the classic Huarache fit and a TPU shank for superior arch support.

These sneakers are available at Finishline and other Nike retailers. Via Sneaker News.

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As the 2008 Beijing Olympics approaches, Nike will release yet more Olympic-inspired sneakers to capitalize on the opportunity. The Nike Beijing Summer Olympics 2008 Mascot Pack pays tribute to the Fuwa, mascots of the Beijing Olympics. The pack comes in five different designs representing “Bei Bei” the blue fish, “Jing Jing” the black panda, “Huan Huan” the red Olympic flame, “Ying Ying” the yellow Tibetian antelope and “Ni Ni” the green swallow. Their names, when pronounced out loud, means “Beijing welcomes you.”

The pack includes the Vandals Lows, Dunk Lows, Blazer Lows, and Cortez 07. They are already available for advanced order at Kix-Files in Grade School sizes.

More and more sneakers are being released to celebrate the Olympic games in Beijing. This time Nike has created the Dunk High Octagon Collection. This collection is all about the Chinese lucky number 8.

Throughout the shoe you will see octagon patterns on the side panels as well is on the toe box. This grey sneaker is complemented with blue laces for a bold splash of color. These shoes will be available at select Nike dealers carrying the Be True collection of Dunks. Via Hypebeast.