Former and current professional runners are trashing the design, saying, “This is a costume born of patriarchal forces.”
“There’s no way a female runner had any say in that design,” one person speculated, while another quipped, “I hope usatf is paying for the bikini waxes.” Another commenter wondered, “If the labia are hanging out on a still mannequin, what do we expect to happen to a moving person?”
Lauren Fleshman, a retired U.S. world champion runner, had some harsher criticism to share. In an Instagram post,, “I’m sorry, but show me one WNBA or NWSL team who would enthusiastically support this kit. This is for Olympic Track and Field. Professional athletes should be able to compete without dedicating brain space to constant pube vigilance or the mental gymnastics of having every vulnerable piece of your body on display.
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