Retired athlete Stef Reid says the company doesn't sell single shoes despite using amputee models.
A Paralympian has criticised Nike for using amputee mannequins to promote its products when it doesn't sell single trainers.She told BBC Newsbeat companies that portray "an image of diversity and inclusion" should back it with action.It added that it hoped to learn from its One Shoe Bank programme, currently only available in the US.Stef, who has competed at Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016, lost part of her right leg in an accident when she was a teenager.
When Stef explained her situation, and pointed out that the shop was using one-blade, one-shoe mannequins, she says she was offered "a one-time discount".
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