Are female beach volleyball uniforms skimpy?

The discrepancies between men's and women's beach volleyball uniforms are hard not to notice, given that women usually compete in bikinis and men play in tank tops and shorts. read more

Yes, most definitely. Not bad for viewership, either in person or on TV, but they don't have to be that skimpy for those women to be so athletic OR for those interested in the game more than the female bodies on display. read more

But beach volleyball has long been cheered -- and jeered-- for its skimpy uniforms, the teeny bikinis worn by tanned, toned players such as Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh much to the delight of many viewers. But the days of mandatory bikinis are over, says the International Volleyball Federation. read more

They also threaten to deprive millions of male viewers of one of the sport’s main draws: buff, scantily clad female bodies glistening in the sun (or the London drizzle, as the case may be). But God bless the USA—the women on the American beach volleyball team have no intention of abandoning their skimpy swimsuits. read more