bikini sport

Norway fined for not wearing bikini bottoms at European beach handball competition

Male athletes are permitted by the sport's authority to wear T-shirts and shorts while women have to wear midriff-baring tops and "fitted, low-cut bikini bottoms".

In an open letter to the IHF, the five sports ministers from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and Finland called for policies to be changed "in accordance with gender equality".

"[We] urge the International Handball Federation and other international sports federations to review uniform rules and to allow athletes to be dressed in a way that suits performance and comfort."

"We emphasise the need for action not only to accommodate current female athletes but also to support and encourage all athletes regardless of their gender or background to remain in sport."