# Do female athletes wear a cup?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-female-athletes-wear-a-cup/604051>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 25, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-female-athletes-wear-a-cup/604051 "2011-11-25T16:14:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-female-athletes-wear-a-cup/604051/101 "2016-05-31T03:03:45Z")

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While it’s a zombie, I thought of a recent [example](http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/01/oilers-player-thanks-cup-jock-for-saving-him-after-nasty-groin-shot) in hockey.

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