APPLAUSE IN THE RAIN, SUMMER STORM, BEACH VOLLEYBALL, MARIEHAMN, 2011: Applause in the rain. The crowd cover up with disposable rain ponchos as a huge summer storm sweeps through the stadium with a deluge of rain during the semi-finals in August 2011 at the Paf Open in Mariehamn, Åland, Finland. Photograph: Rob Watkins. INFO: Between 2009-2013 the PAF Open Beach Volleyball tournament was an annual event held in Mariehamn, Åland, Finland. It attracted the top international teams and players as a ranking part of the official FIVB World Tour, showcasing high-level beach volleyball.

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Size: 7087px × 4725px
Location: Mariehamn, Åland, Finland
Photo credit: © Rob Watkins / Alamy / Afripics
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