Strap system for article of footwear

An article of footwear comprising:

• an upper defining a foot-receiving opening, wherein a throat of the foot-receiving opening extends from a lateral side of the upper to a medial side of the upper;
• a sole structure supported by the upper;
• and
• a panel coupled to the upper on the medial side at an interface, the panel being configured to rotate between an open position and a closed position, the panel configured to expose an entirety of the throat of the foot-receiving opening in the open position,
• wherein the throat extends from the interface on the medial side to the lateral side and the panel is the only material obstructing a top of the throat at the interface in the closed position, and
• wherein the panel includes an aperture through which a strap having a first end and a second end opposite the first end is translatably routed, such that the first end and the second end are disposed on a first side of the upper.

An article of footwear comprising:

• an upper defining a foot-receiving opening, wherein a throat of the foot-receiving opening extends from a lateral side of the upper to a medial side of the upper;
• a sole structure supported by the upper, the sole structure including one or more channels;
• and
• a panel coupled to the medial side, the panel being movable between an open position and a closed position,
• wherein when the panel is in the open position, an entirety of the throat is unobstructed, and when the panel is in the closed position, an entirety of the throat is obstructed only by the panel,
• wherein the panel includes an aperture through which a strap is translatably routed to surround the upper, and
• the strap, having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the first end and the second end are disposed on a first side of the upper, wherein the strap includes a body portion between the first end and the second end surrounding the upper and within the aperture of the panel.