Posted on 03/27/2012 5:37:33 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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.
The change was made to reflect cultural conventions of various participating countries.
"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.
...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.
(Excerpt) Read more at sports.yahoo.com ...
+10^6
WTF is wrong here? Sounds like muzzies or feminazis got someone'e ear.
“They should wear regular sports shirts and shorts. They will still look good in those but will not look like whores.”
Ditto. I’d never let my daughters play that, and I’d never let my sons watch.
This will open the sport up to people who have some sense of decency. Sorry FReepers, it’s getting a little ugly in here.
I know women have beautiful bodies. But would you let your daughters walk down the street like that?
I mean, geez, what are these threads for?
I had actually hoped that it would inspire a discussion on the encroaching repression of Islam into normal society.
Silly of me.
(All dead now.)
Instead of this:
But then, who'll watch?
The bikini-clad young women are the SOLE reason this ‘’sport’’ exists in the first place!
Laz stated as a new years resolution that he will no longer hit it.
We are just respecting his wishes.
(Is this thread still live? Are we banned yet?)
Oh, darn. I’m going to be forced to go back to watching WOMEN”S CURLING
As he passed each floor the people inside heard him shouting... "So far, so good. So far, so good...”
You prefer flat-chested women?
yes, when I watch beach volleyball I DO spend an inordinate amount of time staring at the rock hard bodies of the players...
but I will fully admit to the following.
In my younger days, having really long arms and not liking to run great distances, beach volleyball was a favorite activity of mine. And I fancied myself as very good.
Besides being smoking hot looking, most of those women are also smoking hot volleyball players. When the camera cuts to the side angles, it is obvious that ball comes across the net like a cannon shot. Even if I were in my twenties again, no way in hell would I get out there with those women. I'm not a big fan of embarrassment and humiliation.
Burkhas will be allowed for teams from Muslim countries...
You'd think they'd just opt out of sprots and arenas they do not agree with, but just like the homos, they feel the need to force conformance to their viewpoints.
“But then, who’ll watch? “
Well, we would. Maybe that doesn’t matter.
I don’t think we have to choose between the bikini and the burka. I do believe there is a reasonable alternative that doesn’t tent a person.
The End Game
I believe you are talking about a “resolution” he posted last ^April 1st^.
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