On my way to the grocery store yesterday afternoon, I made a point of checking out Twistars, Jordyn Wieber's gymnastics club, as I drove by. I thought it might be draped in black, but it looked the same as always.
Responding to accusations of sexism, the governing body of international beach volleyball passed a new rule earlier this year that women competitors are no longer required to wear bikinis. Most of the women still do, however, and those who have covered up in London did so only because of the cold weather.
From what I've seen, the American women are the only ones who had sense enough to put their number, name, and country on shirts. Without such garments, other players have had to wear the bikini top outside their shirts, like this:
Unfortunately for the players from Brazil, their country's official three-letter abbreviation makes it look like they have labelled their bikini bras as such.
The protesters might not be too far off, as many male spectators admit that it's the scantily-clad women, not the competition, that attracts them to the sport. And that leads me right to ...
Day 3 Quote of the Day (a British spectator on watching women's beach volleyball when the competitors are not wearing bikinis): "It's like drinking nonalcoholic lager."
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