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If you were watching the Commonwealth Games marathons this morning - or indeed, any elite athletics event recently - you might have noticed this; women's running kit seems to be shorter and tighter than men's running kit. Even among sprinters, where tight gear is the norm for both sexes, women sprinters wear crop-top vests and…
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