Why does beach volleyball get more coverage than any other sport in the Olympics? (why am I asking?) And why does it go on and on- will it ever end? The massive number of swimming events are over, and yet there are still more beach volleyball games.
Heidi MacDonald, Calvin's co-editor of PW Comics Week, posted on her blog The Beat about the rise of beach volleyball and sad demise of women's softball in the Olympics.
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To make matters worse, one of the Americans thanked "Mr. President" after they won. And the other one, I think, was sprinkling her mother's ashes on the court. (I was half asleep, but I think that is what she said.)
Whether you like beach volleyball or not, I have to respectfully disagree with comments (not made by anyone here) about it not really being a sport. It gets boring to watch that much coverage of any sport unless you are an avid fan, and while I have no doubt that the excessive coverage has quite a bit to do with their bikini style uniforms, I do not see how this affects whether it is a sport or not. After all, the woman who won the marathon wore something very similar and no one is questioning whether that is a sport. It takes a lot of strength, power, and skill to play 2 person volleyball in the sand and it is not surprising that a sport that developed on the beach has bathing suit style uniforms. Besides, what is wrong with healthy strong and fed female bodies being displayed in sport.
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