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Paralympian Olivia Breen Calls Out Official For Saying Her Shorts Were Too Short by MANNABBQGRILLS: 5:15am On Jul 20, 2021
Paralympian Olivia Breen Calls Out Official for Saying Her Shorts Were 'Too Short'



Paralympic world champion Olivia Breen took to Twitter on Sunday to discuss an incident at the English Championships in which she said an official told her the shorts she was wearing were "too short and inappropriate."

She posted a lengthy message that said, in part:

Toyin Owoseje of CNN noted Breen plans on filing an official complaint and has been in contact with England Athletics.

"They (England Athletics) have been very supportive, which is really nice," she said.

Breen, who has cerebral palsy, also said the Adidas official 2021 briefs make her feel "more free" when they are shorter, adding, "When you are competing, you want to feel as light as possible to make you perform better."

She also said such comments "would make me burst into tears" if she was younger and pointed out that "they need to treat us with respect and not make us feel like rubbish."

Breen won a gold medal at the 2017 IPC World Championships and the 2015 World Championships. She took home a bronze medal at the London 2012 Paralympics.

She will once again compete for Britain in August's Tokyo Paralympics.

https://paralympian-olivia-breen-calls-official-033008715.html

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Re: Paralympian Olivia Breen Calls Out Official For Saying Her Shorts Were Too Short by MANNABBQGRILLS: 5:16am On Jul 20, 2021
Na short dem dey look or her performance?
Na wa o

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Re: Paralympian Olivia Breen Calls Out Official For Saying Her Shorts Were Too Short by budaatum: 6:00am On Jul 20, 2021
Adidas Official 2021 Pata by Olivia Breen

Re: Paralympian Olivia Breen Calls Out Official For Saying Her Shorts Were Too Short by paulolee(m): 12:37pm On Jul 20, 2021
she gat her own motives for wearing such...she dnt know dt sex is banned
Re: Paralympian Olivia Breen Calls Out Official For Saying Her Shorts Were Too Short by josh123(m): 10:17am On Jul 22, 2021
There is nothing attractive there undecided
Re: Paralympian Olivia Breen Calls Out Official For Saying Her Shorts Were Too Short by ORAFA(m): 12:46pm On Jul 23, 2021
Persons With Disabilities are always being told how to live their lives. So unfair.

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