Sports bra scandal

Women wearing sports bras and leggings to get free drink at Oakman Inns

27-Aug-2015 - Last updated on 28-Aug-2015 at 15:00 GMT

Women wearing sports bra will receive a free coffee

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Pub group Oakman Inns has taken on coffee chain Costa Coffee by offering any woman who visits its pubs wearing just leggings and a sports bra a free coffee.

Costa Coffee asked personal trainer Davina Ward to cover up or leave its Sutton High Street branch because she was dressed in leggings and sports bra following a gym session.

@davinawfitness if you are in the area join us at any Oakman Inn for a coffee on us! #sportsbrascandal
— Oakman Inns (@OakmanInns) August 28, 2015

Post workout coffee? Visit us today in you leggings & sports bra & we'll give you a free coffee #SportsBraScandal https://t.co/ZfeaWBvJPC
— The White Hart (@WhiteHtAmpthill) August 28, 2015

Oakman Inn’s CEO Peter Borg Heal said: “We regularly serve middle aged men in lycra so why discriminate against the ladies? When you’re seeing your friends for a quick cup of coffee, having to dress for the occasion seems to me to be rather missing the point of sociability. Costa’s behaviour is frankly a bit silly. By giving a free cup of coffee to people who are wearing a sports bra and leggings we’re showing our support for people everywhere who want to keep fit and stay social.”

Ward told the Daily Mail she felt she was being punished for ‘being fit and healthy.’ However, the Costa Barista said it was combination of health and safety and good-old fashioned common sense.

The unusual offer will be on at all of Oakman Inn’s 13 pubs.