[bikinis] and governing bodies

Fabrizio Rossini, press officer for the Federation Internationale de Volleyball, which officially governs Olympic volleyball, said most female beach volleyball players prefer the bikinis. "It's a very tough sport."

Olympic bronze medallist Holly McPeak, 39, said about one piece costumes: "When you dive, the sand goes down the top and collects in the bottom."

My question is more about why the French get to run international sport in the first place - Fédération Internationale de Football Association, Fédération Internationale de Basketball, Union Cycliste Internationale, Fédération Équestre Internationale, Fédération Internationale d'Escrime, Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique, Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron, Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne, Fédération internationale de Natation, Fédération Internationale de Volleyball and the Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées, before we even start looking at winter sport.

I mean, who appointed them? Did we all say, "Go ahead, Pierre - we can't set up governing bodies ourselves," and then let them go ahead and institute them? The Americans are known for turning any championships in the U.S.A. into World Championships but the French seem to have this penchant for setting up governing bodies.