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It’s not what you think. Far from complaining that the women on Norway’s beach handball team reveal too much in their competition uniforms, their governing European agency fined them for revealing too little. The team rebelled against the requirement that women play in skimpy bikini briefs while the men are allowed to wear shorts in the sand.Now they’re paying a fine, and starting a big debate over sexualization of female athletes:QuoteWhile 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side width of 4 inches, according to International Handball Federation regulations.The beach volleyball associations rescinded the bikini-bottom requirement nearly a decade ago in advance of the London Olympics. That change was prompted by accusations of cultural insensitivity, where the revealing uniform requirements might have kept some countries from competing in the sport. For some reason, however, the International Handball Federation has not made similar changes, even with the obvious disparity between uniforms between men and women and the lack of rational explanation for it. ...
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.
