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- Australian sports organisations say lack of proper sports bras drives girls to quit organized sport.
- A survey of 225 decision-makers across 153 clubs and 72 schools found 88% of girls wear ill-fitting bras.
- About 40% of girls and women report breast-related issues limiting sport participation.
- Gilgandra High School gave free fitted bras, raising carnival participation 35%.
- Queensland Academy of Sport added breast-health education and fittings, increasing athletes’ resource use.
