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Women beach volleyball players don't have to wear bikinis at Olympics
By Chris Chase, Yahoo News
Women beach volleyball players won't have to wear bikinis at the 2012 London Olympics. A new rule announced Tuesday says that participants in this summer's beach volleyball competition can wear shorts and sleeved tops.
Athletes in the event have exclusively worn bikinis since the sport was introduced at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Competitors could also wear bodysuits in cold-weather events.ce Harry angles for beach-volleyball tickets at London Olympics]
"Shorts of a maximum length of [1.18 inches] above the knee, and sleeved or sleeveless tops," will now be allowed, according to the new IOC ruling.
Since the Beijing Olympics, most beach volleyball competitions have changed rules to allow for more modest uniforms. It's an attempt to broaden the diversity in the sport, which tends to be dominated by athletes from Europe, Brazil and the United States. Allowing shorts and shirts can encourage participation from countries with more modest cultural beliefs.
As the AP reports, the field at London's beach volleyball competition won't be dictated by world rankings, as in Olympics past. Qualifying tournaments on various continents will fill the 24-team draw.
By Chris Chase, Yahoo News
Women beach volleyball players won't have to wear bikinis at the 2012 London Olympics. A new rule announced Tuesday says that participants in this summer's beach volleyball competition can wear shorts and sleeved tops.
Athletes in the event have exclusively worn bikinis since the sport was introduced at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Competitors could also wear bodysuits in cold-weather events.ce Harry angles for beach-volleyball tickets at London Olympics]
"Shorts of a maximum length of [1.18 inches] above the knee, and sleeved or sleeveless tops," will now be allowed, according to the new IOC ruling.
Since the Beijing Olympics, most beach volleyball competitions have changed rules to allow for more modest uniforms. It's an attempt to broaden the diversity in the sport, which tends to be dominated by athletes from Europe, Brazil and the United States. Allowing shorts and shirts can encourage participation from countries with more modest cultural beliefs.
As the AP reports, the field at London's beach volleyball competition won't be dictated by world rankings, as in Olympics past. Qualifying tournaments on various continents will fill the 24-team draw.
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I've seen them wear shorts outside of the olympics, so other leagues must already have the rule.
I've seen them wear shorts outside of the olympics, so other leagues must already have the rule.
Forget beach volleyball at the London Olympics. Come to southern France!!!!! I can show you guys some mighty fine `corps nus` sur les plages de la Mediteranee. That is `hot naked bods on Mediterranean beaches`.
Parc du Lion; Route de la Corniche: Saint Raphael, France. (Aug12-Aug15).
I can show you guys some seriously funky clubs in Marseille. Bring brass knucks and knives!
What you're suggesting as politically correct would be like the French claiming that allowing other competitors to shave their armpits to be "politically correct."