Nike Pro Elite 2012 Women Distance Crop Top worn by Nike Sponsored Athletes during 2012 season. 100% Authentic Color: Grey/Yellow/Black/White Front of garment: 89% Polyester – 11% Elastane Made in USA
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| Size | Chest | Waist | Hip |
|---|---|---|---|
| XXS | 70–76 | 54–60 | 78–84 |
| XS | 76–83 | 60–67 | 84–91 |
| S | 83–90 | 67–74 | 91–98 |
| M | 90–97 | 74–81 | 98–105 |
| L | 97–104 | 81–88 | 105–112 |
| XL | 104–114 | 88–98 | 112–120 |
| XXL | 114–124 | 98–108 | 120–128 |
This piece is a Nike women’s S · body measurements in cm, as published by Nike
Nike did not sponsor the London 2012 Olympics — adidas did. So Nike went at the Games through the only surface it controlled: the feet of its own athletes. It launched a track and field collection in a single neon shade, technically named Volt, and put it on every event group from the sprints to the marathon. By the brand's own count more than 400 athletes competed in it, 68 of them medalled and 25 won gold.
The kit issued to Nike's contracted athletes that season carries the same signature, used with restraint: slate grey with volt at the seams. It is the clearest case in the archive of a Pro Elite cycle built around a colour decision rather than a fabric one.
A racing crop top is the fitted, midriff-length upper half of the women's track kit, worn with briefs, shorts or half tights. It is official outerwear, not underwear: it carries the federation crest, follows World Athletics uniform rules, and takes the bib pinned to its front.
The two-piece crop kit broke through with Flo-Jo's 1988 season, became the sprint norm through the 1990s, and today anchors a kit system of twenty-plus combinations. The crop is the most-picked module in that matrix — and the piece most often confused with what it is not.
