Paris Olympics: Spain vs Egypt Beach Volleyball Match Triggers Social Media Debate

The Egyptian women's beach volleyball team came up against Spain in a beach volleyball match at the Paris Olympics, with their attire choices becoming a bigger talking point on social media than their performances in the game. The match was scheduled as part of the last round of pool play, with the result key to determining the quarterfinal match-ups for the Olympic volleyball tournament. As pictures of the match were shared on social media, the contrast in the attires of the two teams became a big talking point, triggering debates over sportswear choices in beach volleyball.

While Spain have been terrific with their gameplay in the Paris Olympics, social media users found a lot more to talk about than the performances of their star duo Liliana Fernandez and Paula Soria Gutierrez.

As for the result, Spain defeated Egypt on Thursday in straight sets.

While the Spanish players wore bikinis, Egyptian beach volleyball players wore hijabs, long black-sleeved shirts, and black ankle-length leggings in a women's beach volleyball. If the Egyptian players were representing France, they would not have been allowed to wear hijabs.

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Earlier, the members of Egypt's beach volleyball team spoke against France's hijab ban for athletes competing in Paris Olympics.

"I want to play in my hijab, she wants to play in a bikini," Expressen reported Egypt's Doaa Elghobashy as saying. "Everything is OK, if you want to