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- The International Handball Federation has changed its rules for women's uniforms.
- It previously only let them wear bikini bottoms and sports bras. It now allows shorts and tank tops.
- The Norwegian women's beach handball was fined in July for wearing shorts instead of bikini bottoms.
The International Handball Federation has changed its rules for women's uniforms after facing backlash for fining a Norwegian team for wearing shorts instead of bikini bottoms.
The Guardian noted that the federation quietly changed its rules sometime over the last month, and that they now say "female athletes must wear short tight pants with a close fit."
The Norwegian women's beach handball team wore shorts instead of bikini bottoms at the European Championships in July.
It was fined 1,500 euros (about $1,760) for all 10 players breaking the dress code.
-Ina Aletheia (@inaaletheia) July 18, 2021
The rules said at the time that women needed to wear a "tight-fitting sports bra with deep openings at the arms" and a bottom no more than "10 centimeters on the sides," while men can play in shorts and tank tops, as Insider's Ashley Collman reported.
The federation's new rules included a graphic of shorts and a tank top for the women's uniform. The graphic on the old rules showed just bikini bottoms and a sports bra, The Guardian noted.