Nike is under fire after Team USA’s track and field uniforms for the 2024 Paris Games were unveiled this week. And the skimpy, hip-baring outfits of the female athletes have some Olympians wondering if they will be exposing their genitals to the world this summer.
The company has been accused of sexism since it unveiled the kit at a Nike Air event in Paris on Thursday. Critics had questioned whether the input was from female athletes who are required to follow complex intimate grooming protocols.
“Wait, my whoo har is out,” said Tara Davis Woodhall, a long jump candidate who competed in the 2020 Olympics. I commented on a Citius Mag post. The first post reported on this revelation.
“Professional athletes should be able to compete without having to constantly be on the lookout for pubic hair or devoting their brain space to mental gymnastics that expose every vulnerable part of their bodies.” Lauren Fleshman, former world champion runner in the United States spoke excitedly. in an instagram post,
“If this clothing was truly beneficial to physical performance, men would wear it too.”
However, Nike defended the design with its vice president of apparel innovation. Janet Nichol speaks to CBS Sports He said the uniforms “perform at the highest level” and claimed to have taken players for testing in the process.
“On the apparel side, the reason this is a game-changer for us is that we can now take athlete insights along with data and use that algorithm to create something that allows them to reach a certain level. “We’ve achieved a level of fidelity and accuracy that we haven’t been able to achieve before,” Nicol said.
Although still made of skin-tight spandex, men’s costumes were much more conservative with mid-thigh-length shorts and full-coverage tank tops.
While this attire seems to be a standard fit for men’s uniforms, many people don’t understand why Nike would leave female athletes with so much skin exposed.
“This is obviously a joke…I can’t expose myself in that way because I’m someone’s mother. Where are my pants?!” Paralympian Femita Ayanbek raved on Instagram.
Another commenter wrote: “There’s no way female runners have a say in that design.” “I hope USALF pays for my bikini wax.”
“If the labia of a stationary mannequin is hanging down, what can we expect to happen to someone who is moving?” another wondered.
The Post has reached out to Nike for comment.
