Olympic gymnast and Massachusetts native Frederick Richard said he aims to change men's gymnastics by debuting a new uniform he says is more modern.

Richard, who grew up in Stoughton , said he always wore looser clothing when training. He criticized the men's uniform of a leotard under stirrup pants, calling it uncomfortable and dated.

Criticizes men's gymnastics uniforms

"Right now, guys are wearing leotards, which means it is a one piece under the pommel pants, riding up your crotch, it's tight. And it just never felt comfortable and I've just always wondered like, 'Why do I have to wear this?' And now I realize we don't we have to, we can make a change to it," Richard said in an interview Friday with WBZ-TV.

At the U.S. Championships earlier this month, Richard debuted s

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