摘要
ON 6 August 1996, the women’s football team returned to Beijing from Atlanta with other Olympic athletes. Finally, after years of preparation, they could remove their athletic gear and don suits and dresses. For many years, the heavy schedule of training and competitions allowed the team few opportunities to wear skirts. Even if they did, some of the women dared not—their legs were full of scars. Some didn’t care and said: "After
