Everything is showing.” “A costume born of patriarchal forces.” “Concerning.”

These are just some of the reactions from athletes as Nike unveiled its new Team USA track and field kit for women late last week. And even though the U.S. sportswear brand later clarified that the high-cut bodysuit currently raising eyebrows is just one of the options for athletes competing in this summer’s Olympic Games, the controversy has reignited longstanding criticisms of sexism in sporting uniforms.

It’s an ongoing problem in women’s sport, Angela Schneider, an Olympic silver medallist in rowing and the director of the International Centre for Olympic Studies at Western University in London, Ont., told CBC News.