Karla Borger competing for Germany in the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
BERLIN: Germany’s beach volleyball stars Karla Borger and Julia Sude have said they will boycott a tournament in Qatar next month because it was “the only country” where players were forbidden from wearing bikinis on court.
“We are there to do our job, but are being prevented from wearing our work clothes,” Borger told radio station Deutschlandfunk on Sunday.
“This is really the only country and the only tournament where a government tells us how to do our job — we are criticising that.”
The Qatar volleyball association reacted to the news by explaining they were “committed to ensuring that all athletes are made to feel welcome and comfortable at next month’s event.”
They said all athletes were free to compete in their international…
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