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Female beach volleyball players back out of Qatar tourney over dress code

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World Tour is heading to Doha, Qatar next month, but two Olympic stars of the sport will not be in attendance. German athletes Karla Borger and Julia Sude, both of whom have competed at the highest levels in the sport, are refusing to attend because they have been told that they can t compete in their usual bikini attire. Like me, you might be thinking that this is yet another cultural clash with the authorities in an Islamic nation trying to impose their restrictive dress codes for women on the competitors, but that s actually not the case. It was the FIVB that made the decision. Either way, it s not sitting well with the players, particularly when you consider that the temperatures during the tournament are expected to be over 100 degrees. (Fox News)

via hotair.com

Well, in the original Olympics the athletes competed nude. But then, all of the athletes were male. But actually, most of the men watching were actually homosexual. But also, they were largely pedophiles, not pederasts, as sexually mature men were considered unattractive. So go figure. Or the thing I read may have been full of it.