Is it MEN who are forcing women to run in bikinis?

It's just a coincidence that the top three 400 female hurdlers wear boy shorts. The majority of pro female 400 hurdlers wear bun huggers.

Bun huggers 4 life.

Fishnet or bikinis ?

Yeah, I think comfort/practicality largely comes down to body type. My preference changed when I lost a lot of weight (aesthetics notwithstanding)

I do think bun huggers have the advantage of conforming to a wide variety of shapes without any tight contact points, which IMO can be a good thing with women’s clothes where proportions tend to vary a bit more.

The 🐐does just fine running in modest attire.

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when I became a teacher...years ago, an older teacher pulled me aside my first day. He said "I'm going to give you three pieces of advice, you can use them or throw them away.."

1- In this day and age, when keeping a kid after school, keep another, no matter what, so there is a witness if one makes up a story.

2- When walking down the hall, keep your hands in your pockets.

3- Teenage girls are the most evil people on this planet. Do not underestimate anything they will do!

It was great advice. I found it very helpful

Out athletes choose whatever they want to wear. They are provided every option for comfort and preference.

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Weird

Bullcraft. Look at what Joan Benoit wore 40 years ago when she won the Olympic marathon, in an era that was a lot MORE patriarchal than it is now.

I think all pro kits have options, shorts, tights, bikini, etc. So if they are wearing something, they picked that option.

"We?" Lol. YOU'RE the one sexualizing it! There are, in fact, very good athletic reasons for skimpy outfits. Have you never run a race before? Fewer clothes is more comfortable and more aerodynamic. When I was competing, I would have run shirtless with the smallest shorts possible, if bibs weren't required. Would I have looked sexy? Of course. But that's not why I would have done it. That's just what would have ensured the best possible performance for me. The point of racing is to run as fast as possible, not to make jesus proud with your choice of modest attire.

I also can't help but notice that none of the people in this thread who have complained about women's track outfits have said anything about men's compression shorts. Full package outlines are acceptable, but women's butts need to be covered? Pretty weird standards!

I don't see any issue with this. Some women wear the bun huggers, some wear spandex shorts, some wear half tights, some wear the full body suit. Some women wear the full singlet and split shorts too. At the end of the day they can wear what they're most comfortable wearing. If it's empowering to women, I say keep it going!

Plus, I bet the people complaining about it on here are a bunch of old fashioned conservative dudes that love throwing their outdated religious beliefs at people. You guys can dress like an 80 year old tourist if you want but the world has moved on and not everyone cares what your Jesus would do.

You're the one sexualizing it.

"...if I had a wife or daughter competing, I'd not be happy with what they might be competing in"...good thing none of this is your choice.

I’m a teacher, and I hate how lately everyone thinks that all teachers are pedophile,…

….but that other teacher guy from your past was a pedophile. Was his last name Gaetz?

I don't know about 1955, but in 1992 Flo-Jo got a shout out in this rhyme:

It’s called performance apparel for a reason. Male swimmers wear the least the amount of clothing with the swim briefs.

So true. They are the root of all evil, women. Men are virtue. Men are love. Women must learn and obey and deny their nature— sincerely, your Bible

No, basically. But I do think there should be a choice re teams. All the same colour and pattern but different cuts. I remember a major issue at the English Schools where a teammate refused to wear the v light colour gym knickers (they were awful, honestly and you could see some girl's underwear through them). She got into a massive stand-off with the team manager on the bus on the way there. In the end they let her run in the boys shorts, she finished 3rd. We actually won the senior girls team championship as well and we would not have done so without her. There should be a choice of different styles whether the people competing are children, teens or adults. No one should have to feel utterly uncomfortable when they should be focussing on competing.

Actually the worst for comfort in my opinion are the unitards! I had one made, that was a mistake.