Ana Peleteiro in “El Hormiguero” condemns the sexist tradition in the Spanish athletics team: “All the girls fought against it”

He walked in to Dua Lipa’s music and a stage full of lights and applause. Ana Peleteiro included in the set Anthill. Olympic medalist She appeared dancing, with a wide smile and ready, as will be seen later, to answer. Pablo Motos all your questions. In fact, right from the start, the presenter congratulated her on several recent achievements: birth his daughters, his bronze medal at the World Championships and his victory at the Spanish triple jump championship. “I’m proud to perform at the highest level, very proud. It’s not nice to say this, but we must repeat it, we must be I’m proud of all our achievements personal,” the guest decided in a firm and satisfied tone.

However, the interview soon led to more serious questions, especially related to knees from Peleteiro to the high level

sports. It was then that the interlocutor admitted how difficult it was for her to return to 100%, and in Recording timein which his help equipment and him family.

Later, the athlete was surprised, saying that it was also difficult for her to see herself again with competition clothingmore precisely with vertex And panties which are typically worn by women involved in athletics. “I had a day cry“, the guest admitted. “My panties were too high, my top was too high…” she continued, and then explained what she asked size L from above, but he wasn’t there, so he had to resign and focus on deal with your complexes and insecurities.

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“I don’t like let’s talk about this problem,” Peleteiro continued, “because I understand that there will be people who will say: “How are you going to complain?” I compete in a top and panties and I count it doesn’t do me justice like me. Do you see a body that They’re not all like that“, he explained. However, the athlete clarified that she prefers “don’t attach any importance to it” on this issue and what he “did check of conscience

” to emphasize that ” the complex I have it and I’m the one who should get it out of your head” Thus, he emphasized that in such situations the most important thing is managing your own emotions.

In this regard, the Olympic medalist was asked about what he has to wear vertex And panties at competitions until Boys can use bodysuit. “It’s not that they’re not allowed to use it,” she replied, but then admitted that “it’s true that in my club we can use it, but then The guys on the team had bodysuit but the girls are not” The athlete’s statements gave rise to numbness both among the audience and among the interviewer himself who asked the question causes this difference.

“Because girls life They wear a top and panties,” was the only explanation for this situation that Peleteiro could find. In addition, he expressed regret that it was stored so long because “gravity sucks and you’re not comfortable” In this regard, he once again commented on how this can be seen at all harm caused at a sporting level, thanks to the fact that “I think “Oh, I see this or that”” After all, she is an athlete, but, as she explained, she also has her own.”defects“And Him”difficult“

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Fortunately, the interlocutor said that such a situation “All the girls and the whole team struggled with it.”and the dispute bore fruit: from next European Championship, athletes will be able to use bodysuit. When she said this, the audience began to wildly celebrate, and the artist raised her hands as a sign that another triumph I had to add it to the list.