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Beach volleyball stars allowed to wear bikinis as ‘standard uniform’ in Qatar after tournament boycott threats over ‘work clothes’

Organizers of a major volleyball tournament in Qatar have backed down over the wearing of bikinis, potentially ending a row that saw two German players vow to boycott the event over an apparent ban on skimpy teamwear.
German stars Karla Borger and Julia Sude said they would skip the competition after being prohibited from donning their regular sports uniform in Qatar in order out of “respect for the culture and traditions of the host country.”

The players had lambasted the clothing restrictions and expressed their anger at the tournament organizers who they felt had demanded to “tell them what to wear.”

“We are there to do our job but are being prevented from wearing our work clothes,” Borger said.

“This is really the only country and the only tournament where a government tells us how to do our job – we are criticizing that."

The world silver medalists questioned the FIVB’s choice of a host country where they would not be allowed to play in bikinis during severe heat.

“We are asking whether it’s necessary to hold a tournament there at all,” Sude said.

Event organizers softened their stance on the bikini rule on Monday, saying that there would be no restrictions regarding player clothing.

The Qatar Volleyball Association said it was “not making any demand on what athletes should wear at the event.”

“The FIVB believes strongly that women's beach volleyball, as all sport, should be judged on performance and effort and not on uniform,” the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) said.

“Therefore, during the competition in Doha, should players request to wear the standard uniform, they will be free to do so.”

[winkywanky]

I think it would be quite easy to have less revealing attire for beach volleyball, using thin lycra for slightly more coverage with a similar comfort level.

But the bigger point here is that there are existing and established culture and 'norms' in beach volleyball.

So as a very rich country wanting to use that wealth to bring basically 'foreign' sports to your country, you don't tell those sports what to do, you take it as it is or leave it.

I'm reminded of the Football World Cup which was held a few years ago in the US: quite early on after the US had been awarded the gig, the US TV networks were demanding that instead of 90min in two halves of 45mins, that FIFA should allow 'quarters' like in American Football, so they could get their usual and expected amount of advertising time  .

Quite rightly, they were told to fuck off.

[mr.bluesky]

And Qatar are staging the next World Cup and due to the excessive heat out there it will be staged in the months of November/December interrupting all the major leagues in Europe . All thanks to that crook Sep Blatter

[lostandfound]

And Qatar are staging the next World Cup and due to the excessive heat out there it will be staged in the months of November/December interrupting all the major leagues in Europe . All thanks to that crook Sep Blatter

Quite right. Anyone would think professional football was all about the money. The very idea. Ridiculous!

[chrishornx]

So as a very rich country wanting to use that wealth to bring basically 'foreign' sports to your country, you don't tell those sports what to do, you take it as it is or leave it.

is that really the case here or are the dirty sweaty little arab fuckers not going to miss the chance to perv at all those gorgeous arses

[winkywanky]

is that really the case here or are the dirty sweaty little arab fuckers not going to miss the chance to perv at all those gorgeous arses

I should imagine dirty sweaty little Arab fuckers are no different from dirty sweaty little English fuckers, it's just that their govt won't openly admit to it.

[Blackpool Rock]

Disgraceful showing all those scantily clad "Volley Dollies" on live TV  I'm going to make it my task to watch every match so that I can complain about the most disgusting "Uniforms" A La Mary Whitehouse style 

Anyway i'm slightly disappointed by this thread so far and the distinct lack of pics so just to get the ball rolling   
 

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[scutty brown]

Just reading the regulations and amused to see they set a maximum depth of fabric at the hip (7cm) but not a minimum

[hermanmunster]

It does seem strange that it can be considered a sport when the competitors have to wear beach attire - bikinis and speedos etc.  Obviously this precludes some nations from participating.

It doesn't really appeal to me as a "sport" and the fuss about the women baffles me - most of them seem to be lanky, shapeless, flat chested and very plain looking.

[scutty brown]

I like this Chinese teams uniform



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[mr.bluesky]

Disgraceful showing all those scantily clad "Volley Dollies" on live TV  I'm going to make it my task to watch every match so that I can complain about the most disgusting "Uniforms" A La Mary Whitehouse style 

Anyway i'm slightly disappointed by this thread so far and the distinct lack of pics so just to get the ball rolling   
 

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Were those pictures taken on Blackpool beach by any chance Blackpool Rock   

[scutty brown]

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[B4bcock]

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Looks more like Wey-Hey-mouth to me, Scutty.   

[winkywanky]

Just reading the regulations and amused to see they set a maximum depth of fabric at the hip (7cm) but not a minimum

    

[Blackpool Rock]

Were those pictures taken on Blackpool beach by any chance Blackpool Rock   

I wish, although my mate said he went cycling on the prom about 10 years ago and there was a beach volleyball competition going on, he stayed for hours