Norwegian Beach Handball Team Fined for Wearing Shorts Instead of Bikini Bottoms

[jdb in AZ]

The women's team was fined $1700 for wearing these shorts instead of the bikini bottoms. But look at what the men wear. What is wrong with this policy?

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports...dball-team-fined-not-playing-bikinis-n1274453

 

[ronandannette]

So absurd and obviously objectifying to women. I enjoy beach volleyball but hate watching the ladies constantly pulling their bikini bottoms out of their butts. I can't imagine any of the athletes are choosing them voluntarily; the shorts have to be better for aggressive play.

 

[PalmettoPath]

There are no words.

 

[Grand Koalafornian]

They were fined for wearing uniforms that are more beneficial because they cover too much? Ridiculous!

 

[Heather07438]

It wouldn’t solve the real problem but I’d wear my bikini over the shorts just to mess with them.

 

[zackiedawg]

I wonder if the men would have been fined if they had worn bikini bottoms?

 

[soccerdad72]

Side note: I didn't know there was such a sport as beach handball?

 

[Kitty 34]

I wonder if the men would have been fined if they had worn bikini bottoms?

A pic of that could have been interesting.

 

[Kennywood]

It would have been interesting had the women worn the type of shorts the men wear, and the men wore Speedos. Lol

 

[DisneyJamieCA]

This is infuriating!

 

[robinb]

In other news, 24-year old Paralympian sprinter Oliva Breen was told by officials that her shorts were too short and "inappropriate".

 

[Procrastinate]

I believe the participants in the original Olympics competed in the buff.

 

[declansdad]

So absurd and obviously objectifying to women. I enjoy beach volleyball but hate watching the ladies constantly pulling their bikini bottoms out of their butts. I can't imagine any of the athletes are choosing them voluntarily; the shorts have to be better for aggressive play.

When asked in the past, those were the bottoms of choice for the women who play pro beach volleyball.

 

[georgina]

When asked in the past, those were the bottoms of choice for the women who play pro beach volleyball.

I don't know the Olympic rules, does every team in every sport have to wear the same outfits? I do know swimming has gone through many changes in suits over the years, and some Muslim women have competed in much more cover.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

I believe the participants in the original Olympics competed in the buff.

The original Olympics were limited to men only participants.

 

[Micca]

I'm thinking the IOC may soon realize they have some outdated ideas about things, kinda like the NCAA. Stuff is about to change.

 

[RedAngie]

I'm thinking the IOC may soon realize they have some outdated ideas about things, kinda like the NCAA. Stuff is about to change.

I guess there are too many with sticks up their butts, and not only at the IOC and NCAA.

 

[georgina]

Amazing. It's not the IOC. Really specific rules from the International Handball Federation -

According to the International Handball Federation’s handbook, female athletes must wear bikini bottoms “with a close fit and cut on an upward angle toward the top of the leg.” “The side width,” the rules state, “must be of a maximum of 10 [centimeters],” or about 3.9 inches.

The same handbook instructs men handball players must wear longer shorts that are “not too baggy” and “10 [centimeters] above the kneecap.”

 

[Micca]

I guess there are too many with sticks up their butts

Pretty sure at the IOC that's a torch!

 

[NotUrsula]

I'm thinking the IOC may soon realize they have some outdated ideas about things, kinda like the NCAA. Stuff is about to change.

Oh, don't count on it. DD competes at a high level in Synchronized Figure Skating, which is one of the few truly gender-neutral team sports that exists; there is no requirement about gender in it at all. It is majority-female, but the teams will take anyone of any gender who can pass the audition process.

Synchro has been trying to get approved as an Olympic sport for about 15 years now, and the IOC keeps voting no. The IOC maintains that the primary reason is that many teams of 16 athletes added to the winter games would cost too much to feed and house, but during the campaign for the 2022 winter games, skating officials were told by the IOC that Synchro would have a better chance at getting in if it excluded males, because all-female teams had greater sex appeal. (The ISU and the major teams are now trying again for 2026 with the concept of reduced-size teams of 12, but they are sticking to having teams open to athletes of any gender.)

ETA: Re-worded a phrase that wasn't accurate.