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naked-o-meter
August 8, 2012

The Male Olympian Nudity Index

By Sally Holmes

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Between women’s beach volleyball dropping its bikini rule and judo allowing a woman to compete in hijab, the relative nakedness of female Olympians is much in the news. But what about the men? The Cut take all things abs very seriously, so we are providing a guide to male nudity in various Olympic events. See how some of the most exciting sports (diving! rowing! speed walking!) rank on our Naked-O-Meter.

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Gymnastics: rings, pommel horse, bars   Photo: Ezra Shaw/2012 Getty Images
Gymnastics: floor routine  Photo: Emilio Morenatti/? Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
Track  Photo: CHRISTOPHE SIMON/2012 AFP
Fencing  Photo: Dmitry Lovetsky/AP2012
Diving  Photo: Clive Rose/2012 Getty Images
Censored Diving 
Weight Lifting  Photo: Sharifulin Valery/? Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
Soccer  Photo: KHALED DESOUKI/2012 AFP
Celebratory Soccer  Photo: AFP/2012 AFP
Wrestling  Photo: Paul Sancya/? Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
Rowing  Photo: Phil Walter/2012 Getty Images
Excited Rowing  Photo: Harry How/2012 Getty Images
Beach Volleyball  Photo: Ryan Pierse/2012 Getty Images
Swimming 
Sexy Swimming 
Motor-Paced Cycling (Keirin)  Photo: Ian MacNicol/2012 Ian MacNicol
Cycling (Sexy)  Photo: Alex Livesey/2012 Getty Images
Judo  Photo: Catherine Ivill/AMA/? Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
Water Polo  Photo: Julio Cortez/? Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
Water Polo: Suggestive Angle  Photo: Julio Cortez/? Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
Discus Throw  Photo: Marius Becker/? Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
Sailing  Photo: Clive Mason/2012 Getty Images
Speed Walking  Photo: Krasilnikov Stanislav/? Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
Sexy Speed Walking  Photo: Eric Gay/? Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
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