When Olympian Tess Howard put on her new uniform for Great Britain’s women’s field hockey team in 2021, she felt something she hadn’t expected at the height of her athletic career: embarrassment.
When Olympian Tess Howard put on her new uniform for Great Britain’s women’s field hockey team in 2021, she felt something she hadn’t expected at the height of her athletic career: embarrassment.
I’m not against sexy outfits for women in sport, but it should be entirely up to the athlete what they wear. Seems like more often than not, such uniforms are mandatory rather than optional.
Exactly. Athletes should wear whatever they feel will best compliment their performance. The only requirement should be it carries the team colors and logos and their player number.
as long as what they are wearing does not give them an unfair advantage. Swimming for example has banned some specific materials because they are too good and expensive, which means pay to win
That’s kind of still an issue area then though. Like if the default uniform is a sexy one, then any girl asking for the modest one is seen as being a troublemaker or causing inconvenience maybe so she feels pressured to go with the flow.
Can’t keep everyone happy with everything all the time. Its up to the rest of the team to make people feel comfortable choosing between the two uniform types. If they don’t, then thats a shitty team.