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Survey Finds Ill-Fitting Sports Bras Push Girls Out

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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.