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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Sport
Matthew Hall

Lauren Fleshman: ‘There is a betrayal of women’s bodies in the sports system’

Lauren Fleshman: ‘We’re scared of women’s bodies and scared of women’s power.’
Lauren Fleshman: ‘We’re scared of women’s bodies and scared of women’s power.’ Photograph: Leah Nash/New York Times/Redux/eyevine

“If males got boobs during puberty there would be a free sports bra in every locker and we wouldn’t even be having this conversation,” says Lauren Fleshman, laughing but not joking. “When teams issue uniforms a sports bra should be part of that uniform.”

Fleshman, a former professional runner and elite college athlete with multiple national titles during her time at Stanford University, is now running a race to highlight how the sports industry fail women.

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