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redefiningbodyimage:

Olympians: They come in all shapes and sizes - by Erilyn

I’m sure there are tons of fatter soccer players, table tennis players, canoers, etc., who don’t get their fair share of camera time. But these Olympic athletes, whose bodies still show us the diversity of nations — the diversity of shapes, sizes and colors that define the human condition — prove the diversity of fit (not necessarily skinny or fat) athletes and show what the human body can do.

Yes. But… not a whole lot of ‘diversity of colours’ going on here.

True. I honestly have not been keeping up with the Olympics and am not familiar with like…anyone involved. I read this article and used the photos from it because it makes an important point about size and fitness during a time when athleticism is pretty much front-and-center in the media. 

Does anyone else know about athletes of size and color currently competing?

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