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Women beach volleyball players don’t have to wear bikinis at Olympics
yahoo ^ | 9 hours ago | Chris Chase

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 ...


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To: null and void
We're sooo predictable


oh well

41 posted on 03/27/2012 6:19:05 PM PDT by tomkat (FU.baraq !)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Just like that pencil in his hand! (I probably shouldn’t say that)


42 posted on 03/27/2012 6:20:07 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: mkmensinger

I used to play a lot of competitive volleyball, so the game interests me some for its own sake. Still, often it’s the bikinis that make the difference between watching and switching to another channel.


43 posted on 03/27/2012 6:20:39 PM PDT by GJones2 (volleyball bikinis)
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To: Revolting cat!

Post #30 good, post #34 bad. Slap yourself for that.


45 posted on 03/27/2012 6:21:29 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: elkfersupper
You know full well..or you should if you don't...that it was not Christian fundamentalists behind this.”
46 posted on 03/27/2012 6:22:53 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: Molon Labbie

I love their seafood.


47 posted on 03/27/2012 6:23:31 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: BenLurkin
If you wanna save it for posterior, better do a screen grab of this thread now cuz it prolly won't last the night hour .. lol
48 posted on 03/27/2012 6:25:09 PM PDT by tomkat (FU.baraq !)
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To: tomkat

You say predictable, I say reliable...


49 posted on 03/27/2012 6:25:53 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: tet68

50 posted on 03/27/2012 6:26:19 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: BenLurkin; SpinnerWebb
Women beach volleyball players don’t have to wear bikinis at Olympics

Dang .. I read the headline and thought they were gonna be playing naked.

51 posted on 03/27/2012 6:26:48 PM PDT by tx_eggman (Liberalism is only possible in that moment when a man chooses Barabas over Christ.)
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To: BenLurkin

Upon reading the headline, my first thought was, COOL!


52 posted on 03/27/2012 6:27:21 PM PDT by j_tull ("I may make you feel, but I can't make you think.")
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To: BenLurkin

There must be some amazing wardrobe malfunctions in this sport!


53 posted on 03/27/2012 6:27:21 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: BenLurkin

some people just don’t know how to mind their own business!!!


54 posted on 03/27/2012 6:28:22 PM PDT by terycarl (lurking, but well informed)
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To: terycarl

I declare the maker of this rule an Al Qaeda operative. Only death will suit their crime...


55 posted on 03/27/2012 6:30:17 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: BenLurkin

It looks like some kind of Kurt Vonnegut adaptation,
certainly lets you concentrate on the game play.

Which being sensitive american males, is all we are
interested in.

Right?

Right?


56 posted on 03/27/2012 6:30:47 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: null and void
That being said, the Olympics were originally played in the nude...

only by men!!!!

57 posted on 03/27/2012 6:31:19 PM PDT by terycarl (lurking, but well informed)
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To: mkmensinger
Not everyone looks good in a bikini. The shorts may be a blessing in disguise....>
58 posted on 03/27/2012 6:31:38 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: Snickering Hound
bump|bump  bump
59 posted on 03/27/2012 6:32:18 PM PDT by tomkat (FU.baraq !)
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To: EEGator
Gee.........Thanx!

I just fell out of my chair;)

60 posted on 03/27/2012 6:34:19 PM PDT by Sarajevo (Money cannot buy happiness, but it's more comfortable to cry in a Mercedes than on a bicycle.)
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