Uniform or costume? Athletes sound off on revealing U.S. women's Olympic track kit

U.S. sportswear brand Nike later clarified that the high-cut bodysuit for women track and field athletes is just one of the options available those competing in this summer's Olympic Games, but the backlash has reignited longstanding criticisms of sexism in athletic uniforms.

Uniform or costume? Athletes sound off on revealing U.S. women's Olympic track kit
A woman poses on a stage in a two-piece athletic uniform

U.S. sportswear brand Nike later clarified that the high-cut bodysuit for women track and field athletes is just one of the options available those competing in this summer's Olympic Games, but the backlash has reignited longstanding criticisms of sexism in athletic uniforms.