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Related: About this forumNorwegian women's beach handball team fined for not playing in bikinis
The Norwegian womens beach handball team has been fined for refusing to play in bikini bottoms during a game in the sports Euro 2021 tournament.
The team wore thigh-length elastic shorts during their bronze medal match against Spain in Bulgaria on Sunday to protest against the regulation bikini-bottom design that the sport's Norwegian federation president called embarrassing.
The team was fined 1,500 euros total ($1,700) for improper clothing, according to a statement from the European Handball Association's Disciplinary Commission.
While male players are allowed to play in tank tops and shorts no longer than 4 inches above the knee, women are required to wear midriff-baring tops and bikini bottoms with a close fit and cut on an upward angle toward the top of the leg and a maximum side width of 4 inches, according to International Handball Federation regulations.
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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/norwegian-women-s-beach-handball-team-fined-not-playing-bikinis-n1274453
What year is this?
samnsara
(18,090 posts)spooky3
(35,583 posts)Thomas Hurt
(13,905 posts)let the ladies wear what they feel comfortable in.
luv2fly
(2,476 posts)So long as the guys have to wear thongs.
Just ewww.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,978 posts)... a bearded man with a narrow piece of cloth gagging his mouth. Turned 90 degrees.
Enter stage left
(3,668 posts)pdxflyboy
(708 posts)niyad
(118,047 posts)Buckeye_Democrat
(14,978 posts)Good grief!
alittlelark
(18,899 posts)Mister Ed
(6,266 posts)Time was when athletes in bikinis would be deemed to be wearing "improper clothing". Now they're required?
mitch96
(14,428 posts)Come on guys, get your feces together...Yes? No? which way does the wind blow?
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