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Will all women's beach volleyball players wear bikinis during all their 2008 Olympic matches?

Settled as All players wear bikinis at all matches

No two pieces, or other uniforms seen. No news stories or other media found indicating anything other than bikinis worn.

Background:

Women's beach volleyball players are required to wear bikinis during competitions. However, organizers may relax the rule based on cultural, religious or ethical sentiments.

This rule was recently relaxed at the World Beach Volleyball Tournament when the Indian competitors were allowed to wear t-shirts and long shorts. At the South Pacific Games, women wore shorts and crop tops to not offend the host Samoans. In the 2006 Asian Games, Iraq was the only Muslim country that competed in beach volleyball. Their team, composed of two Christians, wore another type of two-piece uniform.
A t-shirt and shorts will not be considered a two-piece uniform.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22339200-23109,00.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2307010/Indian-beach-volleyball-players-refuse-to-wear-bikinis.html
 
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Settled

All players wear bikinis at all matches
83%
Bikinis, other two-piece uniforms only
10%
Two-piece uniforms, one-piece swimsuits only
2%
Other uniforms
3%
At least one team does not play due to rule
3%
Activity: H$6,764
Settled as All players wear bikinis at all matches on Sat 23rd Aug 9:56am PDT
All questions are settled by Hubdub according to settlement info provided by the question creator.

Settlement details: As reported by a major mainstream news source.

Suspend date: Sat 23rd Aug 12:59am PDT

Settlement date: Sat 23rd Aug 9:56am PDT

Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sat 23rd Aug 12:59am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: All players wear bikinis at all matches: 80%, Bikinis, other two-piece uniforms only: 5%, Two-piece uniforms, one-piece swimsuits only: 5%, Other uniforms: 5%, At least one team does not play due to rule: 5%

Action history:

Created Sat 19th Jul 7pm PDT by onedave[Power User]
Suspended Sun 10th Aug 12:59am PDT : Suspend date reached
Unsuspended Wed 13th Aug 4:35pm PDT by mrperfkt[Admin]: Quarterfinals begin on the 19th.
Settlement requested Fri 22nd Aug 9:25am PDT by rbrog77: As all matches are over shouldn't this be settled?
Suspended Fri 22nd Aug 9:36am PDT by mrperfkt[Admin]: Suspended, pending settlement. Beach volleyball events are over.
All questions are settled by Hubdub according to settlement info provided by the question creator.

Settlement details: As reported by a major mainstream news source.... read all

 

Predictions (29)

29 predictions

7 weeks ago
guibraguim predicted All players wear bikinis at all matches (H$150 at 82%)
7 weeks ago
rbrog77 predicted All players wear bikinis at all matches (H$500 at 69%)
7 weeks ago
canadianveggie predicted All players wear bikinis at all matches (H$50 at 68%)
8 weeks ago
beccae1 predicted All players wear bikinis at all matches (H$10 at 66%)
8 weeks ago
fudgeglom predicted All players wear bikinis at all matches (H$100 at 65%)
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Comments (2)

Great question! I now feel compelled to watch (or record) every possible minute of beach volleyball. Just to check out whether the bikini rule is followed, of course. No other reason. :-)
posted 9 weeks ago
This revealing question has been reopened by a category editor, with a later suspension time.
posted 8 weeks ago

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