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"Everyone was looking at us—even taking pictures, like we were weird," says Egyptian volleyball player Nada Meawad, 18, who made waves alongside partner Doaa Elghobashy at the 2016 Olympics in Rio as the first athletes to represent the country in beach volleyball. Meawad doesn't cover her hair, but Elghobashy wears a hijab, and both women compete in long-sleeved shirts and leggings, which stands out in a sport where, for women, the typical uniform is a bikini. (For men, loose-fitting tank tops and shorts are the norm.) A photo of Elghobashy going head-to-head with Germany's (bikini-clad) Kira Walkenhorst even went viral with captions like "This is why we do the Olympics" and "When cultures collide.