Women beach volleyball players don’t have to wear bikinis at Olympics

yahoo ^ | 9 hours ago | Chris Chase

[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.

[mkmensinger]

They’re taking away the one reason I watch the event.

[null and void]

EXCELLENT!!!

[tomkat]

Textbook example of Committee:   Shorts of a maximum length of 1.18 inches above the knee

[smoothsailing]

NO BIKINI, NO PEACE!!!

[saganite]

Dang! Guess I’ll just have to watch the pole vault instead.

[EEGator]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[EEGator]

I love play #2:

[Vendome]

When you are beautiful it doesn’t matter.

Besides only the hotties are going to win anyway.

Look Anna Poranakova. Makes more money off her humor and hotness, using tennis as the front for other opportunities.

[Vendome]

Magnum!!!! Dear Gawd !!!

[fieldmarshaldj]

Yes, that’s the cue to play it right down the center.

[ought-six]

Then what’s the point of watching that Olympic event?

[null and void]

1.18”=3cm

That being said, the Olympics were originally played in the nude...

[EEGator]

[tet68]

It’s probably pretty hard to spike in a burqua.

[Vendome]

[driftdiver]

I’d prefer the bikini.

[null and void]

Yes, that’s the cue to play it right down up the center.

There.

Fixed.

[goseminoles]

Dammit man!! Give a brother.. nevermind...

[goseminoles]

Dammit man!! Give a brother.. nevermind...

[EEGator]

There's only one thing to do now...

[Sirius Lee]

When I saw the headline I thought they meant they could wear even less. What a let down.

Ungiggity.

[EEGator]

For you:

[tet68]

the Olympics were originally played in the nude...

Yes, then they would oil themselves down, scrape
themselves with a stirgil and be fresh as a daisy.

I would be glad to oil some of those ladies...

[Terry Mross]

They don’t have to wear bikinis? Then I don’t have to watch. Why would I even want to watch!

[EEGator]

Okay...one more:

[Snickering Hound]

[socal_parrot]

I really have nothing of value to add. I just want to be part of this thread.

[Revolting cat!]

Beach volleyball is a great improvement over mud wrestling!

[bigheadfred]

NO BIKINIS??? The Olympics gets naked????

[wardaddy]

God is sure great and must be a man in God world

Nice camel under a full moon

And with sand too....

Inspiring.

[tomkat]

(glad to have seen that one before it gets yanked ... errr pulled ... damn!nuked   ;-)

[Revolting cat!]

(For our gay members.)

[Have Ruck - Will Travel]

Truly a wonder to behold.

[Vendome]

Zactly

[fieldmarshaldj]

[tet68]

I notice it doesn’t say how short the shorts can be,
just that they can’t be longer than 1.18 above the
knee.

There is hope.

[EEGator]

It’s why I am here...to inspire mankind.

[elkfersupper]

Leave it up to fundamentalist whatevers to try to mess up the best sporting event on television ever.

Fortunately, there will still be teams in bikinis.

[tomkat]

We're sooo predictable

oh well

[EEGator]

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

[GJones2]

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.

[EEGator]

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

[BenLurkin]

You know full well..or you should if you don't...that it was not Christian fundamentalists behind this.”

[EEGator]

I love their seafood.

[tomkat]

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

[EEGator]

You say predictable, I say reliable...

[BenLurkin]