for many other sports it's also for comfort or cultural reasons.

I think this is probably the main answer to what I'm thinking about because I can understand wearing tight clothing for less resistance but it doesn't explain why the men wear normal shorts and the women wear booty shorts.

its not just females, also males wear skin tight clothes unless im tweaking

They do. I guess it's seen differently since men's bodies aren't really sexualized. The aerodynamic thing makes sense but ngl sometimes the uniforms are a bit much, no? Like this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h5S8B9QwvA (female long jumpers wearing clothes that cover only half their ass).

Now, as a straight guy I'm not complaining. I'm just saying I can't personally justify this in court, lol.

I remember like a year or two ago there were people advocating to change female uniforms in certain sports because they said they were too sexualized but they're still wearing the same stuff years later so I wonder, is there an actual practical reason for these uniforms or is it just fan service? Like what stops gymnasts or track runners from wearing normal shorts instead of skin-tight clothes?

You've all probably seen at least one or two of those female track runner/jumper videos where their ass is hanging out of their uniform. Can a sports scientist justify why their uniforms are actually like this?

Meant to post in off-topic. GG

Next year better be the most perfect Valorant we have seen with these longer breaks. No more burnout excuse.

A few chapters in now, I'm actually invested. I do wish that this type of story was set in the adult world instead but it is what it is.

new account here because Twitch banned me for no reason so I can't log in to guest1305