Beach volleyball's penchant for bikinis has touched off a bit of
a cultural clash in the conservative Muslim city of Doha, which by
hosting the Asian Games, is trying to bolster its bid to bring the
2016 Summer Olympics to the Middle East. Though 16 Muslim nations
are represented at the Asian Games, only one, Iraq, is competing in
women's beach volleyball.
Japan's Satoko Urata returns the ball during the 15th Asian Games
beach volleyball compettion against Iraq in Doha Saturday, Dec. 2,
2006.
