Nike slams USA women's track and field team's revealing uniforms at 2024 Paris Olympics

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by Alyssa Guzman

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 hoo-hah is out,” 2020 Olympic long jump hopeful Tara Davis Woodhall commented under a post from Citius Mag, which first reported the revelation. .

“Professional athletes should be able to compete without having to constantly be on guard for their genitals or devoting their brain space to mental gymnastics that expose every vulnerable part of their bodies,” says Lauren, former world champion runner in the United States. Freshman said in an Instagram post.

“If this clothing was truly beneficial to physical performance, men would wear it too.”

However, Nike defended its design, with Vice President of Apparel Innovation Janet Nichol telling CBS Sports that the uniforms will “perform at the highest level” and bring athletes to the test in the process. he claimed.

“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.