Pink is ready to help out the Norwegian women s beach handball team in their fight for less revealing uniforms.
The 41-year-old singer–songwriter tweeted out her support Saturday for the team after it was slapped with fines because it s members wore shorts instead of bikini bottoms for a championship match in Bulgaria.
The Get The Party Started singer even said she would be happy to pay the fines leveled again the players.
Fighting the power: Pink, 41, offered to pay fines levied against the Norwegian women s beach handball team on Saturday after the team was penalized for wearing shorts instead of bikini bottoms; seen in May in LA
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Recording artist Pink offered to pay the fines of Norway s women s beach handball team after the players took issue with their required uniform at a recent tournament.
The European Handball Federation said it fined the team €1,500 for wearing shorts that are not according to the Athlete Uniform Regulations defined in the IHF Beach Handball Rules of the Game.
Pink applauded the players FOR PROTESTING THE VERY SEXIST RULES regarding uniforms:
P!nk @Pink
I’m VERY proud of the Norwegian female beach handball team FOR PROTESTING THE VERY SEXIST RULES ABOUT THEIR “uniform”. The European handball federation SHOULD BE FINED FOR SEXISM. Good on ya, ladies. I’ll be happy to pay your fines for you. Keep it up.
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Stewart Perrie
0:24, 26 July 2021 BST
Pink has offered to pay the fine given to the Norwegian handball team for their defiance of the sport s bikini bottom rule.
The team flouted clothing regulations for their European Beach Handball Championships bronze medal match against Spain in Bulgaria last weekend (18 July), which they ultimately lost.
The European Handball Federation (EHF) subsequently handed the team a €1,500 (£1,300) fine for improper clothing .
Uniform regulations state that women should wear a bikini where the top should be a tight-fitting sports bra with deep openings at the arms , and that the bottom must not be more than ten centimetres on the sides .
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