Beach Volleyball Bikini Ban Leads to Top Players Boycotting Tournament

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Two German beach volleyball stars will boycott a tournament in Qatar over the nation's refusal to allow female players to wear bikinis on the court.

Karla Borger, who won a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and her doubles partner, Julia Sude, will not take part in the FIVB World Tour event in Doha as Qatar is "the only country" which mandates female players to wear shirts and long trousers.

"We are there to do our job, but are being prevented from wearing our work clothes," Borger told radio station Deutschlandfunk on Sunday.

"This is really the only country and the only tournament where a government tells us how to do our job—we are criticizing that. [...] We are asking whether it's necessary to hold a tournament there at all."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/beach-volleyball-bikini-ban-leads-to-top-players-boycotting-tournament/ar-BB1dWnLk?li=BBorjTa

A full outfit in the hot sun?

[Irish_Dem]

1. I think the women should put some clothes on.

I never did get why they have to play mostly naked.

FYI I am a strong feminist, have been since childhood.
Women have a right to wear what they want.

I just don't understand why women want to comport themselves mostly naked in an olympic sport.

[pidge]

2. I agree.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. Mostly naked?

Try playing fully clothed in the hot sun.

The outfit is more like a two piece swimsuit than an actual bikini. A real bikini probably would not stay on in an athletic event.

[Irish_Dem]

4. Clothes would provide sun protection. The games I saw women wearing bikinis.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

5. So does sunscreen

One would still get over heated in the outfit that Qatar wants them to wear.

You said you believed women should have the choice but you're arguing otherwise.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

8. So when you get to be the level of an olympic beach volleyball player

maybe you'll gain some insight into why they wear what they wear.

Until the, maybe you want to take the word of the *checks notes* professional athletes that monitor and work on every aspect of their game to make sure they operate at peak efficiency.

Or you could just try slut shame athletes for what they wear.

[Cracklin Charlie]

6. All that sand in pants?

Ewww.

[Auggie]

7. But it's okay for men to wear just shorts ...

this is bullshit.

Full boycott.