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Source: nbc news
While male players are allowed to play in tank tops and shorts, women are required to wear bikini bottoms with a close fit and cut on an upward angle.
July 20, 2021, 9:23 AM CDT By Caroline Radnofsky
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................................
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/norwegian-womens-beach-handball-team-fined-not-playing-bikinis-n1274453?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma
whow. just whow. I think the team has a point.
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Norway's Maren Aardahl, right, and Greece's Ntafina Dimitri during the 2018 Women's Beach Handball World Championships final match in Kazan, Russia.Maxim Tumanov / Sputnik via AP
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