Norwegian beach handball team fined for “inappropriate clothing”

The European Handball Federation’s disciplinary committee fined the Norwegian women’s team for wearing shorts instead of bikinis at the European Beach Handball Championship.

The federation fined each player 1,500 euros for the team’s violation of the dress code and the wearing of “inappropriate clothes” by the players during the third place match against Spain which took place in Bulgaria.

The federation said in a statement that playing in shorts in Norway “does not comply with the uniform regulations for athletes specified in the beach handball rules”.

Note that the Norwegian national team, before the start of the European Championship, appealed to the European Handball Federation, to ask to be allowed to play in shorts, but received a refusal and a warning that breaking the rules would result in a fine.

For its part, the Norwegian Handball Federation announced that it would pay the fine and at the same time announced its support for the players. “We are very proud of these girls who participated in the European Beach Handball Championships,” he said in a post on “Instagram”. We support you and will continue to fight to change the international dress code so that players can play in clothes they are comfortable in. “

The rules of the governing body state that “women must wear a bikini, the upper part of which must be a narrow sports bra with openings at the arms”.

Germany won the championship at the expense of their Danish counterpart, while Norway settled for fourth place after losing to their opponent Spain for the bronze medals.

Source: agencies

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