Great news for Made in USA and Made in New Jersey: some of America’s Olympic apparel will be made right in our own back yard in nearby Clifton.

Team USA’s opening ceremony uniforms in Beijing for the 2022 Olympics will be assembled and manufactured by Better Team USA, designed by Ralph Lauren.

NJ Governor Phil Murphy said, “I am proud that when fans of the Games across the world tune into the Opening Ceremonies of the 2022 Games, they will be seeing Team USA athletes outfitted in Ralph Lauren parkas manufactured right here in New Jersey by Better Team USA.”

However, there is a great deal of controversy regarding China’s use of forced labor in the Xinjian province. In fact, the Biden Administration will not be sending an official U.S. delegation to the 2022 Winter Olympics.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki cited “the PRC’s ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang and other human rights abuses.”

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