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Tokyo Olympics: Allyson Felix kept running, stood up to Nike and redefined what's possible for women in sports - CBSSports.com
Olympian Allyson Felix says Nike was 'beyond disrespectful' when asking her to be in female-empowerment ads while privately disputing maternity protections
![Srijan Pal Singh on Twitter: "This is Allyson Felix. When she got pregnant, Nike offered her 70% less on her contract and told her "Know your place and just run". She started Srijan Pal Singh on Twitter: "This is Allyson Felix. When she got pregnant, Nike offered her 70% less on her contract and told her "Know your place and just run". She started](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E9HQ7xlXsAI8MYM.jpg)
Srijan Pal Singh on Twitter: "This is Allyson Felix. When she got pregnant, Nike offered her 70% less on her contract and told her "Know your place and just run". She started
![Nike Suggested Six-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Allyson Felix Was Worth 70 Percent Less After Getting Pregnant - Essence Nike Suggested Six-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Allyson Felix Was Worth 70 Percent Less After Getting Pregnant - Essence](https://www.essence.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/GettyImages-831119212-1200x850.jpg)
Nike Suggested Six-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Allyson Felix Was Worth 70 Percent Less After Getting Pregnant - Essence
![When Allyson Felix became pregnant, Nike offered her 70% less on her contract due to the pregnancy. Fueled by Nike telling her “Know your place and just run”, Felix dropped Nike and When Allyson Felix became pregnant, Nike offered her 70% less on her contract due to the pregnancy. Fueled by Nike telling her “Know your place and just run”, Felix dropped Nike and](https://preview.redd.it/91aji0ddckg71.jpg?auto=webp&s=0242c18b733d011f7876d31a339dacf7d0681939)
When Allyson Felix became pregnant, Nike offered her 70% less on her contract due to the pregnancy. Fueled by Nike telling her “Know your place and just run”, Felix dropped Nike and
![Allyson Felix on Twitter: "Our voices have power. NIKE has contractually provided maternal protection to the female athletes they sponsor. I'm grateful to NIKE leadership for believing that we are all more Allyson Felix on Twitter: "Our voices have power. NIKE has contractually provided maternal protection to the female athletes they sponsor. I'm grateful to NIKE leadership for believing that we are all more](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ECHOITrXkAAQn0q.jpg)
Allyson Felix on Twitter: "Our voices have power. NIKE has contractually provided maternal protection to the female athletes they sponsor. I'm grateful to NIKE leadership for believing that we are all more
![Allyson Felix, an Olympic medalist who split with Nike over maternity rights, signs with Athleta — Quartz at Work Allyson Felix, an Olympic medalist who split with Nike over maternity rights, signs with Athleta — Quartz at Work](https://cms.qz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/AllysonFelixCamryn-e1564606762165.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=220&h=220)