{"id":11961,"date":"2021-10-13T12:07:03","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T12:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=11961"},"modified":"2021-10-13T12:07:03","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T12:07:03","slug":"american-runner-mary-cain-sues-nike-for-fat-shaming-and-emotional-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/american-runner-mary-cain-sues-nike-for-fat-shaming-and-emotional-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"American Runner Sues Nike For Fat Shaming & Emotional Abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MaryNike<\/a> acts as a sponsor for some of the biggest sportstars in the world which includes Cristiano Ronaldo, LeBron James, Rafael Nadal and Tiger Woods<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Nike also has very strict rules when it comes to its ambassador\u2019s code of conduct and has dropped athletes like Olympian Marion Jones<\/strong> and female tennis star Maria Sharapova<\/strong> when they failed drug tests.<\/p>\n

American middle-distance runner Mary Cain<\/a> is now calling out Nike for having double standards.<\/p>\n

Mary Cain was sensational as a teenager breaking multiple national records and qualifying for the 2013 World Championships. <\/p>\n

She was then selected by Nike to be part of the Nike Oregon Project<\/a> which was led by head coach Alberto Salazar<\/strong>. This program brought together a special group consisting of the fastest runners in the world. They were given the opportunity to train full time at Nike\u2019s headquarters.<\/p>\n

Back in 2019, Cain came out and said that she was emotionally abused by her coach Salazar who fat shamed her. She said Salazar designed a program that forced her to keep losing weight and getting thinner because he wanted her to drop to 114 pounds<\/strong> as he felt that was the best weight for her. <\/p>\n

The New York Times<\/strong><\/p>\n

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