That led to a quick and fraught education on volleyball fashion. My daughter found the shorts she wanted at a sporting goods store, but I was sure she had made a mistake.

Top women’s volleyball shorts for the money ASICS Women’s 2.5” Low Cut Compression Shorts What you need to know: With moisture-wicking CoolMax fabric and a flat seam construction, these ...

Ally Batenhorst recently made the transition from indoor volleyball to chase the 2028 Olympics on the beach alongside Sara Hughes. The first look at her ...

But beach volleyball players embrace their gear — and to them, equipment is precisely what the bikinis are — and choose it in almost all circumstances over more conservative attire.

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Previously, female beach volleyball players were forced to wear bikini bottoms with the International Olympic Committee even mandating how skimpy they were, with official rules stating they could ...

Most female beach volleyball players will wear their usual bikini outfits at the London Olympics. For those who prefer to cover up, that's OK, too.

Bikinis are a natural for a sand-based sport, and they've been the standard Olympic uniform since beach volleyball became an official event at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Players say they prefer the ...

Fear not, fans of beach volleyball -- or of the women who play it. Top players say they won't be switching from the beach- and TV-friendly bikinis to the more modest uniforms appr ...

Bye-bye bikinis.) Bikinis were, up until the London 2012 Summer Olympics, one of two uniform choices approved by the FIVB, the international volleyball federation.

But beach volleyball players embrace their gear — and to them, equipment is precisely what the bikinis are — and choose it in almost all circumstances over more conservative attire.