Minority sport becomes mainstream
Oct. 10th, 2008 06:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lprovenIn the course of researching an article, I found myself looking at the site of the South Florida SunSentinel, a periodical of which I was previously unaware.
Although it's not what I came looking for, which was a story about Delta's in-flight broadband internet, I was most impressed by the depth of their coverage of the Olympic Games and allied events - and its popularity. In fact, their photo gallery "Olympic Goddesses" would appear to be the most-viewed on the site.
But I hadn't realised that some 95% of all the female competitors in the Olympics were players of beach volleyball. I mean, in my ignorance, I thought even men played it.
Huh. Shows how much I know.
(The highly-informative pictures of this demanding and skillful sport are work safe, I'd say.)
Although it's not what I came looking for, which was a story about Delta's in-flight broadband internet, I was most impressed by the depth of their coverage of the Olympic Games and allied events - and its popularity. In fact, their photo gallery "Olympic Goddesses" would appear to be the most-viewed on the site.
But I hadn't realised that some 95% of all the female competitors in the Olympics were players of beach volleyball. I mean, in my ignorance, I thought even men played it.
Huh. Shows how much I know.
(The highly-informative pictures of this demanding and skillful sport are work safe, I'd say.)
