 Sports journalism expert Dr. Kimberly Bissell conducted a study on the camera angles used during the 2004 Summer Olympic Games beach volleyball games . Bissell found that 20 % of the camera angles were focused on the women 's chests , and 17 % on their buttocks . Bissell theorized that the appearance of the players draws fans attention more than their actual athleticism . Sports commentator Jeanne <unk> commented , " Beach volleyball has now joined go @-@ go girl dancing as perhaps the only two professions where a bikini is the required uniform . " British Olympian Denise Johns argues that the regulation uniform is intended to be " sexy " and to attract attention . Rubén Acosta , president of the FIVB , says that it makes the game more appealing to spectators . 
