Posted: Jul 30, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: July 30
Norway's beach handball federation was fined after its women's team wore shorts instead of bikini bottoms in the bronze medal match of the European Handball Championships in Varna, Bulgaria.(Norwegian Handball Federation)
In a number of recent incidents that have made news around the world, women athletes are pushing back against restrictive standards for competition clothing.
During the European Beach Handball Championships on July 18, the Norwegian women's beach handball team was fined for eschewing the sport's typical bikini bottoms, instead opting for shorts.
And on July 25, the German women's gymnastics team wore ankle-length unitards (instead of the usual bikini-cut leotards) during qualifiers for Olympic competition.