Olivia Breen: World champion para-athlete left indignant after official stated her shorts have been ‘too revealing’

Olivia Breen

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Olivia Breen is set to compete at the Paralympics in Tokyo next month

Double world champion para-athlete Olivia Breen said she was left angry and speechless after being told to wear “more appropriate” shorts.

Breen, 24, says an official at the English Championships on Sunday told her briefs were “too short and revealing”.

The sprinter and long jumper said she was highlighting the incident to stop it happening to others.

“It made me feel really angry and it’s very wrong,” said Breen.

“You know they can’t comment on what we can and can’t wear.”

Breen won a world championship gold medal in the T35-38 4x100m class in 2015 and again in 2017 in the T38 long jump and has been wearing the same style of competition briefs from her sponsor throughout her career.

“They are like high-waisted bikini bottoms,” she told BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour programme.

“I’ve worn them for nine years, I’ve never had a problem and we should feel comfortable with what we wear.

“We want to be as light as possible when…

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