‘He looks so good’: Fans support Sha’Carri Richardson’s stand against wearing revealing Nike bodysuit during the Paris Olympics

American athletes are preparing for the Summer Olympics in Paris. However, it shouldn’t be their training programs or amazing long jumps that attract attention, but moderately the skimpy leotard that is a component of the athletes’ kit.

On April 11, Nike unveiled Team USA’s track and field uniform in Paris, featuring a high-cut bodysuit that hardly covers the bikini line.

Photos of the skimpy costume have sparked hundreds of comments from fans online and outrage from several Olympians who say the design is sexist and too revealing.

“If the labia are hanging on a stationary mannequin, what do we expect to happen to a moving person?” A asked commentator on Instagram.

It wasn’t just the fans who were outraged, as the athletes also had loads to say.

“This is clearly a joke,” commented Femita Ayanbeku, a two-time Paralympian. I’m someone’s mom; I can not expose myself like this. Where are the shorts?!”

“This mannequin stands still and you can see everything… imagine it is in flight,” added Paralympic long jumper Jaleen Roberts.

“Hold on, my hoo haa is about to come out,” echoed fellow long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall.

Many people wonder what sort of man designed such a small suit and demand to know whether it was consulted with any woman. When asked for its response, Nike identified the athletes it consulted to design the uniforms, including world sprint champion Sha’Carri Richardson, who participated in the project.

However, we couldn’t help but notice that during the Paris premiere, Richardson decided to wear compression shorts over a revealing bodysuit.

Nike CEO John Hoke – wrote in the press release that the company worked “directly with athletes at every stage of the design process.” The USATF stood by that statement, saying, “Athlete options and choices were the driving force behind the USATF in the planning process with Nike.”

It seems that athletes have about 4 dozen items to pick from when putting together their Olympic uniforms, and Richardson took advantage of that when she created her high-quality shorts set for the Paris show. “She looks like that Good” – wrote one person on X.

The American sprinter, known for her vibrant style and crowd pleasing hair colours, would not wish to be distracted by any imperfections in her costume.

“Professional athletes should be able to compete without sacrificing brain space to constant pubic vigilance or the mental gymnastics of exposing every sensitive part of their body.” written by writer Lauren Fleshman on Instagram.

Meanwhile, @realtslkwithtee highlights all the things you possibly can’t do in a bodysuit, including “breathing” and “walking.”

The controversial preview of Team USA’s track and field uniforms took place during: Nike Air event in Paris celebrates its Air technology. The event also included performances by other Olympians akin to the Kenyan track and field team, the French basketball team and the Korean breakdancing delegation.

Other Team USA uniform options include compression shorts, which Richardson wore over a bodysuit, tank top and bikini bottoms, which were also modeled by Olympian Anna Cockrell at the event in Paris, in addition to a collection of men’s pieces that ladies can pick from. Additional options will probably be revealed at the U.S. Olympic Committee’s media summit in New York on April 15 – hopefully they will not require bikini waxing.