'We wanted to show that every woman, everybody, should decide what to wear.' Germany's gymnasts wear body-covering unitards, rejecting 'sexualization' of sport. Tokyo2020
Tokyo The German women's gymnastics team has forgone bikini-cut unitards in favor of full-body versions at the Tokyo Olympics, in what the German Gymnastics Federation has branded a statement against"sexualization."
The suits, which the team wore in their qualifications at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, cover the legs to the ankle and are in contrast to the high-cut leotards worn by many other female gymnasts at the Olympics."It's about what feels comfortable," German gymnast Elisabeth Seitz said."We wanted to show that every woman, everybody, should decide what to wear.
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