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Nike responds to backlash over Team USA track kits, notes athletes can wear shorts

Nike revealed the Team USA track and field kits for the 2024 Olympics on Thursday. They weren't well received.

One picture of the women's kit in particular fomented a fierce backlash from female athletes, as the bottom of the kit showed a large amount of the pelvic region on a mannequin. Critics immediately accused Nike of making on overly skimpy uniform.

BREAKING: Here's your first look at the new @Nike kits that will be worn by the U.S. track and field team at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. pic.twitter.com/XPWOnBrwsv

— CITIUS MAG (@CitiusMag) April 11, 2024

Nike responded to the backlash via Reuters in an article published Saturday, noting that it was offering unitard options to athletes with both a brief-style bottom and shorts.