It was originally designed for use in sports, mainly for athletes to wear over competition clothing such as racing shirt and shorts or a swimsuit and to take off before a game.
Waxaa markii hore loogu talagalay in lagu isticmaalo isboortiga, inta badan ciyaartooyda inay xirtaan dharka tartanka (sida funaanada orodka iyo gaagaaban ama dharka dabbaasha) iyo inay ka baxaan ka hor tartanka.