5 European nations have actually prompted the International Handball Federation (IHF) to examine their consistent guidelines for women professional athletes.
Norway” s females were penalized in July for putting on shorts rather than swimwear bases for a European suit versus Bulgaria
The Norwegian group was fined EUR1,500 for “inappropriate clothes” throughout their bronze medal suit at the European Coastline Handball Champion in Bulgaria.
The great stimulated outrage throughout the Nordic nations, with Norway’s society preacher Abid Raja explaining the charge as “entirely absurd”.
Male professional athletes are allowed by the sporting activity’s authority to put on Tees as well as shorts while females need to put on midriff-baring tops as well as “fitted, low-cut swimwear bases”.
In an open letter to the IHF, the 5 sporting activities preachers from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, as well as Finland asked for plans to be transformed “according to sex equal rights”.
“[We] advise the International Handball Federation as well as various other global sporting activities federations to examine consistent guidelines as well as to enable professional athletes to be worn a manner in which fits efficiency as well as convenience.”
” We stress the demand for activity not just to suit present women professional athletes yet likewise to sustain as well as motivate all professional athletes despite their sex or history to continue to be in sporting activity.”
Denmark’s sporting activities preacher Ane Halsboe-Joergensen stated on Thursday that the present consistent plans were “out-of-date” as well as “came from an additional nation”.
” I likewise have a tough time seeing what showing off factors need to lag women professional athletes needing to play in a swimwear,” she included.
American vocalist Pink sustained the Norwegian females’s group in their demonstration versus the attire as well as had actually supplied to pay their penalty
The artist stated on Twitter she was “honored” of the gamers for opposing versus the “really sexist” guidelines.
Norway had actually stated they were prepared to pay the penalty of EUR150 per gamer.
” Thanks a lot for all the assistance,” the group included an Instagram blog post “We truly value all the love we have actually gotten.”
