Katinka Haltvik, a participant on the nationwide group, instructed NRK in April she is aware of individuals who have opted out of the game due to the uniform. “At first I assumed it was very uncomfortable,” she mentioned. “One turns into extra involved that the panties mustn’t go astray than enjoying handball.”
“The EHF is dedicated to convey this matter ahead within the curiosity of its member federations, nevertheless it should even be mentioned {that a} change of the principles can solely occur at IHF degree,” EHF spokesman Andrew Barringer instructed CBS Information.
Talitha Stone, a Norway resident, launched a petition to Worldwide Handball Federation President Hassan Moustafa to see the rule modified. As of Tuesday, it had acquired greater than 24,340 signatures. “As an Aussie sports-loving lady dwelling in Norway, I’m actually disturbed to see the Norwegian girls’s seaside handball group fined for not enjoying in bikinis on the Euro 21 match with Spain,” Stone wrote within the petition.
It states:
“Male gamers are allowed to play in tank tops and shorts. However the Worldwide Handball Federation (IHF) guidelines state girls gamers should put on bikini bottoms “with a detailed match and reduce on an upward angle towards the highest of the leg”. IHF says the outfit is in keeping with the ‘enticing picture of the game’.
It’s a must to surprise who the outfit is actually designed to please.
The European Handball Federation’s (EHF) disciplinary fee fined the group $1,500 euros for defying the principles by carrying bike shorts as a substitute of bikinis– even describing the shorts as “improper clothes”! The group had requested to be allowed to put on shorts however was threatened with a high quality and even disqualification.
I like that the ladies went forward with shorts anyway!
I’ve at all times been an enormous sportsperson. I used to be concerned in athletics from a younger age and now I prepare and compete in triathlons right here in Norway. I’ve at all times felt that there’s an enormous distinction in how women and men are handled in sport – completely different expectations about efficiency, look and clothes.
Why ought to feminine athletes be punished for carrying an outfit which is purposeful and sensible permitting freedom of motion with out being concerned about potential publicity to an enormous viewers in addition to undesirable feedback and sexual harassment?
World analysis reveals the variety of women enjoying sport is declining as a result of they’re self-conscious about their our bodies and attracting undesirable consideration. Forcing girls to put on bikini bottoms sends a nasty message to all women that sport isn’t about health and delight, however about placing your physique on show.
I’m not going to let that proceed. That’s why I’m launching this petition calling on the IHF to drop this dangerous rule – and on the EHF to drop the high quality – and let girls put on shorts.
Talitha Stone
#dropthefine #letthemwearshorts”
The ladies’s group thanked all of its supporters in an Instagram publish. “Thanks a lot for all of the assist ❤️? We actually recognize all of the love now we have obtained??You’re one of the best ???” the group mentioned within the caption of the publish.