Posted on 02/24/2021 5:59:34 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
A pair of German volleyball stars who threatened to boycott an upcoming tournament in Qatar have won their case.
Officials in charge of the Katara Beach Volleyball Cup, a tournament scheduled to take place in the Muslim nation of Qatar had planned to make competitors ditch their traditional bikini wear and don sand trousers instead.
However, German volleyball stars Karla Borger and Julia Sude threatened to boycott the event unless they could wear their bikinis in the expected 85-90 degree heat.
“We are there to do our job, but are being prevented from wearing our work clothes,” Borger reportedly told German radio station Deutschlandfunk according to TMZ Sports.
The pair also questioned whether a nation such as Qatar, which stands accused of human rights abuses, should be hosting the tournament at all.
“We are asking whether it’s necessary to hold a tournament there at all,” Borger stated.
Those comments and threatened boycott appear to have been enough to force officials to relent and allow bikini wear.
On Monday, the Qatar Volleyball Association said it was “not making any demand on what athletes should wear at the event.”
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At least there won’t be any surprises if you go out on dates with these ladies...
Qutar wanted to ban bikinis and thought the athletes would comply.
when I was in Iraq in 2007, Qatar was called the R&R from hell.
Beany and Cecil - Map to “No Bikini Atoll”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88QOmxSa-IE
It makes sense that they wouldn’t want to be forced to wear something cumbersome that’d slow them down while playing and of course, these people trying to cover them up in general based on a culture they are not apart of, but only wanting to do their profession, which is volleyball.
Some dipshit with an AK might decide to rain on that party.
Do they serve alcohol in Qatar?
That’s Entertainment!
Countries like the UAE and Qatar have realized that the oil isn’t going to last forever and they need tourism and investment from the outside world. Abu Dhabi is still pretty strict but Dubai is like Vegas on steroids. And Doha is a close second.
They could really freak them out if they chose to sport a Kamala-toe.
Dang, that cute blonde jumping up and hitting the ball with her bum, then that fantastic surprised smile. She’s got quite a vertical leap. Whew...
Yea,Yea...I noticed that too.
In the UAE, there was no issue with western women wearing bikinis at the pool even though local women would wear swim burkas. Just depends on who is in charge and the money trail.
A much better suit....too bad none of the players have a rack like that.
They got their bikinis so no boycott for that. Priorities!
I didn’t know they still played “Shirts vs Skins”. We did that in 7th grade flag football.
So you need to wear masks but turning a sport into an erotic display is sanctioned. Perverse, but at least it is not transgender. Yet.
That’s because you just weren’t into camels or sheep...
Wow!
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