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Is it okay to run shirtless in public?

Heatwaves have meant more runners are going out without a shirt on.

Do you run without a a shirt on ever? Lots of people have opinions on this topic and in some parts of the world it鈥檚 something you鈥檙e just not allowed to do.

We hear from runners around the world for their take on the decision to run without a shirt one - for both men and women.

And Yijin Shim from 麻豆社 Korean tells us about how in South Korea 鈥渘o shirtless running鈥� signs have been popping up after more runners have been going shirtless in a heatwave.

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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart
Producers: Emily Horler, Chelsea Coates and Adam Chowdhury
Video Producer: Baldeep Chahal
Editors: Verity Wilde

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Fri 21 Aug 2026 02:50GMT
麻豆社 World Service East and Southern Africa, South Asia, West and Central Africa & East Asia only

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