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Australian athletes are calling for a change to ‘outdated’ rules after Norway’s beach handball team was fined thousands of dollars for wearing shorts instead of bikini bottoms.
The European Handball Federation fined the team over $2,000 over “a case of improper clothing” in the bronze medal match against Spain in Bulgaria.
International Handball Federation rules stipulate female players must wear tops and bikini bottoms, while men wear singlet tops and shorts.
Rose Boyd plays for Australia’s beach handball team. She told
The Feed no athlete should be forced to wear a uniform that they do not feel comfortable in.