German female gymnasts revealed full-body unitards at the Tokyo Olympics in a stand against the sexualisation of their sport.
The team donned the fuchsia bodysuits with leggings extending to their ankles at a podium training in the capital city on Thursday.
“We wanted to show that every woman, everybody, should decide what to wear,” said gymnast Elisabeth Seitz, 27.The team said they could choose whether to go with the standard leotard when they compete in Sunday’s qualifications. “It is a decision day by day, based on how we feel and what we want. On competition day, we will decide what to wear,” Seitz said.The German gymnasts can now choose between the unitards or leotards on competition day.The German Gymnastics Federation previously said the outfits represented the women protesting against “sexualisation in gymnastics,” the BBC reported.
The sport has been rocked in recent years by widespread cases of sexual and physical abuse, including in the United States.“The coaches were also very much into it,” Voss said. “They said they want us to feel the most confident and comfortable in any case.”
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