To think that female athletes could be in shorts rather than arse-cheek-revealing pants?

I feel you are judging my post very harshly making all sorts of assumptions on my views on what women can or cannot do with their bodies. It seems this topic is extremely triggering for you so I won't engage with you any further.

I run, one a whole different level, but I still take it quite seriously. I don't wear knickers to run in because of chub rub 😆 but I do wear much shorter shorts for racing than I do for training. They're lighter, cooler and you can move better.

@Willmafrockfit Femke Bol runs in shorts as opposed to briefs.

I always thought they chose to wear them. I used to run competitively on track (not olympics admittedly) and I remember liking the leotards etc as felt it looked cool and professional. But there was always option to just wear shorts and vest. I think it’s just the fashion just now

but do they really?

Tbh this is a bit beside the point. Probably loads of them don’t get periods due to training.

But the real point is reasonable: keep it a family show.

The men wear longer shorts for the precise reason that they don’t want bollocks on display. Obviously that’s not a problem for female athletes.

@Hotsunights yes it is my problem I suppose. I can't help that I find it inappropriate for young girls/women to be wearing such revealing clothing be it in sports or the local park. I grew up in quite a conservative household so maybe that has a lot to do with it.

I personally just don't want to see people's arses or other parts of their bodies. I hated being around topless men in the small town we were at on holiday in Italy and was glad when they were asked to cover up by the locals as the locals found it disrespectful. Same for the girl who they asked to cover up who was with them in the ice cream parlour.

I don't know people are just people, I control myself and what I want on my body and as long as it's not in my face I just leave people be, hence why I tend to keep my distance and go to places that tend to be for older people.

The athletes choose, they can wear shorts if they choose to.

It's possible they choose not to because they believe the skimpier atire gives them competitive edge, or it could be because the more "attractive" they appear, the more they can raise in sponsorship deals.

As they have a choice, I assume that the wear what they feel most comfortable in and hope that most spectators are marvelling at their athletic prowess rather than ogling their arse.

Do not tell us what to wear,
Teach the boys not to stare.

And the women in this case, it would seem.

Presumably they have a choice?

@AGoingConcern
hilarious
no, i am talking about the bottoms on display

Do you mean you don't understand why most of the women wear suits that cover so much more than most of the men do? It's to keep their breasts covered and compressed against their chest so they don't move much.

I the leotards are quite nice this time around. I like the team gb ones the least because we have the most blatant sportswear sponsorship logo. It was particularly noticeable on the grey spangly leotards

@Willmafrockfit I agree re the diving. It looked like they were deliberately hooking them up their arses. I don’t really get why. If they want to dive in thong swim suits, make a thong swimsuit, but they didn’t look like they were cut that way. The Chinese didn’t hoik their swimsuits up their bums and seemed to manage OK.

aerodynamically it’s faster to wear tighter gear but also, who cares what you think? They can wear whatever they like.

edit to add, why does being on your period preclude you from wearing pants that show arse cheek?

@Purplebiscuitwithsprinkles I don’t think any athletes would wear their training/racing kit to the local park. DD doesn’t wear her Nike Pros anywhere other than the track.

If that were true, then the men would wear similar teeny tiny shorts with their bollocks almost on show, wouldn't they?
But they don't, do they?

i dont understand the diving costumes for women,
which doesnt apply to men

An individual choosing how to dress their own body (or whether to wear makeup on their own face or remove body hair from their own skin or how to style the hair on their own heads) is not the equivalent of other people publicly passing judgements and making assumptions about what women do with their bodies.

Women are exposed to a constant litany of opinions about our bodies and what we do with them from childhood. Why do you feel the need to add to that chorus?

Def your problem though, glad girls wear whatever they like these days tbh

I used to do competitive sport. I did not train in the same kit I competed in. Training kit was chosen for durability, comfort during prolonged usage and cost. Competition kit was about speed.

Many of them will have grown up doing their sports and what you wear is just what you wear. If it works you don’t necessarily question it or see it through the eyes of those not involved in the sport.

YANBU it's not nice to see on anyone male or female.

Seen lots of girls/older teenagers at the park today in very short Jean shorts with everything hanging out and tiny string bikini tops. Spotted a friends daughter (14) and she came to say hello. I felt slightly uncomfortable as she was in a tiny bikini top and very short shorts just abit too much flesh for my liking.

I'm probably just old fashioned but I just didn't dress this way when I was younger but maybe because I wasn't confident (and still not) with my body. I was taught if it was short below then not low on top and if it was low on top not short on the bottom. I still stick to that now but tend to live in jeans and T-shirt now I'm older. On the beach I wear a full bottom pants/or shorts just above the knee and bikini top with a loose over top or a tankini.

And yes, usually Nike Pros for training, but briefs for competing. It’s a bit like training swim suits vs compression suits for racing.

The gymnasts have the option to wear unitards as the German team often do. But most still choose the leotards as they show off their movements better and don’t restrict them.