It feels like sports overly sexualize the athletes, tbh. Like I don't care if the athletes themselves choose this, but I suspect that it's a marketing thing.
I recall this getting brought up quite a bit. Beach volleyball women have to compete in pretty small bikinis, and with no reason ever given. One team was pretty dead set on competing in shorts, but I don't think it was allowed.
Women's water polo uniforms are terrible this year, just look way too revealing and uncomfortable.
Gymnastics I have no clue because there's a big aesthetic component to it, and they're all sequined and cool. I don't think I've seen any competitors complain about them.
It feels like sports overly sexualize the athletes, tbh. Like I don't care if the athletes themselves choose this, but I suspect that it's a marketing thing.
I recall this getting brought up quite a bit. Beach volleyball women have to compete in pretty small bikinis, and with no reason ever given. One team was pretty dead set on competing in shorts, but I don't think it was allowed.
Women's water polo uniforms are terrible this year, just look way too revealing and uncomfortable.
Gymnastics I have no clue because there's a big aesthetic component to it, and they're all sequined and cool. I don't think I've seen any competitors complain about them.