Female boxers to wear thongs at Olympics

[dtaai-maai]

Well, okay, that's a complete lie, but the truth is not much stranger...

Boxing authorities call for female fighters to wear skirts
Fri Oct 28 12:27PM
Top female boxers are outraged after being asked to start wearing miniskirts during bouts.
After years of campaigning, women's boxing finally won the right to become part of the Olympics next year.
But the Amateur International Boxing Association has set their cause for equality back by asking women boxers to start wearing short skirts rather than shorts.
The skirts, which were trialled by Polish and Romanian fighters taking part in the recent European Championships, have left many top stars of the women's sport furious.
"I don't even wear miniskirts on a night out, so I definitely won't be wearing miniskirts in the ring," blasted Ireland's three-times world champion Katie Taylor. "It's a disgrace."
English fighter Nicola Adams echoed Taylor's thoughts.
"Boxing has always been in shorts. I don't see why it should change to skirts just because you're a female," she said.
AIBA president Dr Ching-Kuo Wu has defended the decision, which was announced at the recent World Championships in Barbados.
"I have heard many times, people say, 'We can't tell the difference between the men and the women,' especially on TV, since they're in the same uniforms and are wearing headgear," he told the Times Union.
Wu added that while the new clothing is currently optional, it may be made compulsory "after we hear about its comfort and how easy it is to compete in the uniform."
And while the likes of Taylor and Adams are furious, some fighters welcomed the change.
"By wearing skirts, in my opinion, it gives a good impression, a womanly impression," said Polish women's boxing coach Leszek Piotrowski.
"Wearing shorts is not a good way for women boxers to dress."

[Terry]

C'mon DM

That bloody thread title almost had me booking a flight to London next year

Almost....................

[dtaai-maai]

"Just a thong at twilight..."

[pharvey]

C'mon DM

That bloody thread title almost had me booking a flight to London next year

Almost....................

Me too - then I remembered the fiasco with tickets.

[MrPlum]

Female tennis players wear a skirt that has built-in shorts. Wouldn't this suffice?

[Lung Per]

"Female boxers"???? FEMALE BOXERS???

Oh Lawd, have mercy.......

[MrPlum]

Some are pretty good. It's those WWE female wrestlers that are truly hideous.

[Terry]

WWE is truly hideous - it's a load of shite!