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  2. Volleyball - Wikipedia

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    Towel volleyball: towel volleyball is a popular form of outdoor entertainment. The game takes place in a volleyball court, and players work in pairs, holding towels in their hands and attempting to throw the ball into the opponent's field. This version can also be played with blankets held by four people. There are several variations. [54]

  3. Sportswear - Wikipedia

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    For example, goaltenders for ice hockey wear different types of face masks compared to other positions. [3] They also have thick gloves with arm pads and shin guards to protect them from the high impact of pucks. In baseball, catchers and batters wear headgear for protection against the high velocity pitches.

  4. Sports equipment - Wikipedia

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    Volleyball players use it for better grip of their hands. Volleyball knee pads: Volleyball knee pads, is the equipment used by volleyball players to protect their knees, when they jump high, jump sideways and fall to the ground. Volleyball leg pads: Volleyball leg pads, allows volleyball players to play safely. Basketball:

  5. EXPLAINER: Why Olympic beach volleyball players wear bikinis

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    No, women are not required to wear bikinis to play beach volleyball at the Olympics. “I have always felt like when you get somebody drawn in, however you get them into beach volleyball, they ...

  6. Egyptian women’s beach volleyball team slams French hijab ban ...

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    Members of the Egyptian women’s beach volleyball team have spoken out against France’s hijab ban for its athletes after competing in an Olympic beach volleyball match wearing modest clothing ...

  7. Volleyball jargon - Wikipedia

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    Cross (X) : A play in which the middle hitter jumps for a one, and the weak-side hitter, having moved to the middle of the court, takes an approach for a two at the same location; Thirty-One or Inside Shoot : A play in which the middle hitter runs a one ball about halfway in between the middle and outside

  8. How Women’s Sports Uniforms Became So Controversial, Long ...

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    The truth is, many factors play into what women wear during competition: fashion, politics, money, power, and yes, the patriarchy too. Sport, after all, is a microcosm of our still-sexist society.

  9. Portal:Volleyball - Wikipedia

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    The FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship was the world championship of volleyball for female players under the age of 23 organized by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball . The first edition was staged in 2013 in Mexicali and Tijuana , Mexico and tournaments were played every two years until 2017.