Clothing rules changed to allow shorts and sleeved tops
Female beach volleyball Olympians have been offered the chance to wear shorts and sleeved tops - as opposed to bikinis - at London 2012.
The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) have announced new dress-code rules in a bid to make the sport more inclusive.
Until now, players had to choose between the bikinis or a full bodysuit - usually used in cold weather - but the FIVB insist they are not trying to shed the sport's sexy image.
Richard Baker, the FIVB's communications director, explained: "The athletes have had a choice - a full body suit or the bikini - and we have now expanded that choice even further to cater for religious or cultural reasons.
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