When Team U.S.A.’s track & field athletes line up at the Paris Olympics this summer, you might wonder whether some of them are auditioning for a Baywatch reboot.
On Thursday, Nike revealed the first look at the kits that U.S. track and field athletes will wear in Paris. And while the men’s design looks pretty standard, the women’s one-piece uniform features a surprisingly high-cut bikini line that Instagram commenters immediately began ripping into.
“There’s no way a female runner had any say in that design,” one person speculated, while another quipped, “I hope usatf is paying for the bikini waxes.” Another commenter wondered, “If the labia are hanging out on a still mannequin, what do we expect to happen to a moving person?”