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Much controversy has been generated around the sportswear that athletes wear during competitions . One of the most controversial cases occurred in handball . This discipline criticizes the mandatory use of bikini for women , while men can wear totally different outfits. About this he referred, Tonje Lerstad , player from Norway.
We must congratulate the German gymnasts and the Norwegian players from handball for his fight against sexism in sport. They participated in the Olympics without the traditional bikini As Pink said: “The organizers should be fined for sexism” https://t.co/cURe 1244 uk pic.twitter.com/1E4GRTElqr
– JULIAN DE ZUBIRIA (@juliandezubiria) July 28, 2020
“ It is shocking that we have to pay not to play in a bikini (…) is stupid, we must fight against that “, assured the archer in a statement to BBC .
The debt payable to which the player refers was a striking fine imposed by the European Handball Federation (EHF) . The reason why this entity decided to punish the players of the Norwegian team, is because appeared with shorts instead of the typical bikini. This action earned them a $ 1 penalty, 550 Dollars.
“ I am very proud of the Norwegian women’s silver handball team for opposing the sexist rules attached to their uniform ”, said the famous singer Pink, who offered to cancel the debt owed by the Norwegian players.
We love @ Pink ! The singer sees no problem with the athletes not wearing bikini and has offered to pay the fine they gave to the Norwegian beach handball team. The team did not want to wear a bikini and protests against the sexualization of sport.
📸: tonjelerstad pic.twitter.com/QUYHYw8WD8
– StyleDF (@ StyleDF) July 26, 2021
Although the North American offered to support them financially, it should not do so since the own Norwegian Handball Federation had released a statement in which they took charge of the fine.
“ We have had so much support from other teams that I can’t imagine any other possibility other than the year (the rules) are coming ”, concluded Tonje Lerstad.
🇳🇴 From the club, we show our support for the Norwegian beach handball team, sanctioned by the equipment used in the Championship of Europe.
⛱ 🤾 Our girls from the @ impresionacr Caserío have already changed their equipment and compete with shorts. pic.twitter.com/NHEFwpkb
– Handball Caserío Ciudad Real (@BM_Caserio) July 07, 2021
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