something that i would have been aware of had the handball team not chosen to make that public protest, had the german gymnastics team not chosen, you know, to wear a different sort of outfit. i think that the photographs that we see coming out are really powerful and hopefully that does eventually translate into some real change. i mean, we did see at least in the case of the norwegian beach handball team the norwegian federation is really standing behind them and they paid their fines and they are pushing for real changes at the level of the international beach handball federation so hopefully it will make a difference. it s worth noting that this conversation isn t new n.2011 the bad minuton world federation tried to force female players to wear skirts or dresses to create a more, quote, attractive presentation, according to the new york times.