The German women's gymnastics team competing in the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday wore full-body suits during gymnastics competitions.
The team members made the decision as a move against speaking out in favor of women choosing their clothes and against the 'sexualization' of women's clothing in sports competitions.
According to Reuters, Sarah Voss, Pauline Shaffer Bates, Elizabeth Suits and Kim Boi took part in the competition wearing red and white 'UniTard'. Unitard is a type of clothing worn in one piece.
SEE ALSO: Norwegian women's beach handball team fined for not wearing 'bikini bottom', criticism on social media German team's uniform covered their entire body. The women also wore the dress during their training on July 22. She said during training that she did it so that she could decide if she could wear it during the competition.
Sarah Voss, 21, said team members talked about it before the competition and decided to wear it.
According to Reuters, she said in a statement: "We just want everyone to be satisfied with their clothes, and we wanted to show everyone that they can dress as they please, whether they are long or short." That way, she will feel good, and she will feel good. "
Sarah Voss said her team wore the same outfit during the European Championships in April this year. She wants this trend to be popular and she is happy to be a role model for others.
According to Reuters, the sport of gymnastics has been subjected to large-scale sexual and physical violence in recent years, following the introduction of new rules to protect athletes.
According to Reuters, full-body clothing is allowed in international competitions, but before that it has always been done on religious grounds.
There have also been significant complaints about women's clothing in recent days. In recent days, members of the Norwegian women's beach handball team have been fined for refusing to play wearing a bikini bottom and competing in shorts. The women said they were not satisfied with playing with a bikini bottom and felt their bodies unnecessarily sexualized.
Also, according to Reuters, Paralympic world champion Olivia Brain faced racism because of her dress while competing in the English Championships on Sunday last week.
She said she was shocked when a sports official told her that the clothes she wore during the race were too short and inappropriate.
According to Reuters, she said that she has been wearing this dress in competitions for many years and it has been specially made to take part in these competitions.
She said she would also wear the dress at the Tokyo Olympics.
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