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Fake Breasts An Apparent Deterrent to Olympic Hurdling Success

Jan 4, 2010, 8:30 PM UTC

â†µâ†µLike many other athletes, Australian hurdler Jana Rawlinson is well into her preparation for the 2012 Olympics. Unlike the others, the first step for her training was to reduce her breast size.â†µ

â†µâ†µWhile it’s not a surprise that larger breasts would make it more difficult for a female athlete to improve her mobility, what makes Rawlinson’s case unique is that it’s not the same as that of women such as tennis player Simona Halep, who last year had her ample breast size reduced to assist her game.â†µ

â†µâ†µThat is because Rawlinson’s are fakes. Or were. Shocking to your delicate sensibilities, I know. But it’s still an odd decision for an athlete to have them done if she knows her career is ongoing. â†µ

â†µâ†µâ‡¥In her confessional with Woman’s Day, Jana says she’s spent $13,000 and had two operations over the past 14 months.â†µâ‡¥â†µâ‡¥“Yep, I’m back to being flat as a pancake,” she says.â†µâ‡¥
â†µâ‡¥â†µâ‡¥“I can always get my breasts enhanced again when I finish my career. I know there are no medals for being beautiful.”â†µâ‡¥

â†µâ†µâ†µSashes, yes. Medals, not so much.â†µ

â†µâ†µObviously, it’s Rawlinson’s right to have herself carved open as many times as she wishes and waste however much money she wants doing it. But with the narrow window that Olympic athletes are able to stay at the top of their game, body mutilation, even in seemingly benign form, is a little bizarre.â†µ

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