With words like “strippers,” “patriarchy,” and “outrageous” being used, the new U.S. Olympic women’s track and field uniforms may cause people to look differently at Olympic track and field. But that’s not good, critics say.
Apparel will be a focus of the 2024 Olympics, Nike Vice President of Apparel Innovation Janett Nichol said, CBS Sports reported.
The Paris games will be a “moment for apparel,” she said. And many believe the focus on apparel will overshadow the Olympic events.
Despite the Nike Sports Research Lab reportedly doing body scanning and analysis of motion in its designing of the uniforms, there has been a lot of negative response.
It was a response similar to that regarding Nike’s contribution to Major League Baseball. In both cases, the
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