This photo of a women's beach volleyball match at the Rio Olympics has gotten a huge reaction online. It shows 19-year-old Egyptian athlete Doaa Elghobashy going up against Germany's Kira Walkenhorst.
Great pic in O Globo. Egypt (left) v Germany in beach volleyball
In the photo, Elghobashy is wearing a long-sleeved shirt, leggings, and a hijab, a headscarf many Muslim women choose to wear. Walkenhorst, on the other hand, is wearing a bikini.
The photo was taken by Reuters photographer Lucy Nicholson during the game this Sunday.
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Many people who shared the photo on Facebook and Twitter said it highlighted a "culture clash."
Culture clash. #volleyball #Rio2016
BBC Africa called it a battle of "Bikini vs Burka."
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While others say it highlights the Olympic ideal of different cultures and countries coming together.
The pairing of Doaa Elghobashy and Nada Meawad is the first Egyptian women's beach volleyball team to compete at an Olympics.
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The Egyptian pair lost the game 2 sets to 0, but they will go on to play Italy next Tuesday, and Canada on Thursday.
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