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Paris, Nov 02 (AFP): International handball has relented on its insistence that women playing the beach version of the sport wear bikinis.<\/p>\n
There was a furore in July when the European Handball Federation (EHF) fined the Norwegian team 1,500 euros ($1,768), or 150 euros per player, after their women’s team wore shorts in the bronze-medal match at the European Beach Handball Championship in Bulgaria.<\/p>\n
The EHF said International Handball Federation (IHF) rules left it no choice.<\/p>\n
But last month the IHF gave way, up to a point.<\/p>\n
It changed its rules to allow women to wear shorts but nevertheless specified: “Female athletes must wear short tight pants with a close fit”.<\/p>\n
Their male counterparts only have to ensure their shorts are “not too baggy”.<\/p>\n
For the upper body, the IHF said both men and women must wear “tight fitting tank tops” with “space for the required brandings”.<\/p>\n
The new women’s uniform is almost identical to the one worn by the Norwegian players in July.<\/p>\n
The issue of clothing has been agitating beach sports circles for years. Players consider the bikini degrading or impractical.<\/p>\n
Beach volleyball players have not been required to wear them since 2012.<\/p>\n
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