For the fifth time in her life, track and field athlete Allyson Felix will be competing inthe Olympics.
In an interview with Time published yesterday, Felix revealed that she had developed preeclampsia during her pregnancy.
Felix eventually gave birth via C-section.
Though her daughter’s delivery went well, Felix struggled to return to her rigorous training schedule afterward.
What’s more, her pregnancy had also threatened the stability of a contract that she had with Nike.
Felix is calling the brand out once again in a Time interview published yesterday.
“I was like, this is just beyond disrespectful and tone-deaf,” Felix toldTime.
“Nike sometimes, they feel like you don’t have another option.
So they can get away with stuff like that because, where are you going to go?
And I think that’s how I was always perceived: ‘She’s never going to say anything.
She’s never going to speak out.'”
