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Beach Volleyball Stars Force Bikini Rule Change at Qatar Tourney
Breitbart ^
| February 24, 2021
| DYLAN GWINN
Posted on 02/24/2021 5:59:34 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
A pair of German volleyball stars who threatened to boycott an upcoming tournament in Qatar have won their case.
Officials in charge of the Katara Beach Volleyball Cup, a tournament scheduled to take place in the Muslim nation of Qatar had planned to make competitors ditch their traditional bikini wear and don sand trousers instead.
However, German volleyball stars Karla Borger and Julia Sude threatened to boycott the event unless they could wear their bikinis in the expected 85-90 degree heat.
“We are there to do our job, but are being prevented from wearing our work clothes,” Borger reportedly told German radio station Deutschlandfunk according to TMZ Sports.
The pair also questioned whether a nation such as Qatar, which stands accused of human rights abuses, should be hosting the tournament at all.
“We are asking whether it’s necessary to hold a tournament there at all,” Borger stated.
Those comments and threatened boycott appear to have been enough to force officials to relent and allow bikini wear.
On Monday, the Qatar Volleyball Association said it was “not making any demand on what athletes should wear at the event.”
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TOPICS: Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: beachvolleyball; cheesecake; qatar; volleyball
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To: MinorityRepublican
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02/24/2021 6:02:41 PM PST
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BobL
To: MinorityRepublican
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02/24/2021 6:02:55 PM PST
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bunkerhill7
(That`s 464 people per square foot! Is this corrrect?? It was NYC.)
To: MinorityRepublican
Good for them. Why would a muslim country want to host something like this anyway?
To: MinorityRepublican
i am only here for the pictures
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02/24/2021 6:04:32 PM PST
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teeman8r
(Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something)
To: MinorityRepublican
I've never been to Qatar but I've visited the UAE several times and visions of women dressed literally from head to toe in a black burlap sack are still vivid in my memory.
To: teeman8r
Don’t objectify them because of their work clothes.
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02/24/2021 6:05:13 PM PST
by
monkeyshine
(live and let live is dead)
To: MinorityRepublican
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02/24/2021 6:08:10 PM PST
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ETL
(REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! China-Russia collusion! Click ETL...)
To: MinorityRepublican
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02/24/2021 6:08:38 PM PST
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Vendome
(I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
To: MinorityRepublican
I seriously am surprised they arent just spray painting outfits on now.
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02/24/2021 6:08:38 PM PST
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Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Smellin Salt
I could see this event in Dubai but not in Qatar. Not sure why Qatar wanted to host this in the first place.
To: Vendome
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02/24/2021 6:14:08 PM PST
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ETL
(REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! China-Russia collusion! Click ETL...)
To: Vendome
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02/24/2021 6:15:22 PM PST
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ETL
(REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! China-Russia collusion! Click ETL...)
To: MinorityRepublican
Everyone knows that the less clothes they wear the better they play
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02/24/2021 6:15:31 PM PST
by
NWFree
(Socialism is legalized plunder)
To: ETL
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02/24/2021 6:15:40 PM PST
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EvilCapitalist
(We must FIGHT, I repeat it sir, we must FIGHT! -Patrick Henry)
To: MinorityRepublican
I hope some 7th century sociopath doesn’t Qatar head off...
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02/24/2021 6:19:51 PM PST
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ETL
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To: Burma Jones
I hope some 7th century sociopath doesn’t Qatar head off...I'm sure that they will have a lot of security. Probably will be restricted to their hotel for the duration of their stay when they're not playing beach volleyball.
To: MinorityRepublican
Will muslims be allowed to watch this ?
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02/24/2021 6:24:25 PM PST
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hoosierham
(Freedom isn't free)
To: hoosierham
Only the Muslim men — who will then go home and beat their wives and daughters for “honor”
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02/24/2021 6:28:31 PM PST
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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