Pink said she would pay the fine for Norway’s women’s beach handball team
(Picture: Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)Pop star Pink has offered to pay fines given to Norway’s women’s beach handball team after they wore shorts rather than bikini bottoms.
The singer said she was “proud” of the athletes’ protest against “sexist rules” and added she was “happy” to pay the fine.
The team were handed a fine of 1,500 euros (£1,295) for “improper clothing” at the European Beach Handball Championships last week.
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.
— P!nk (@Pink) July 25, 2021
The European Handball Federation (EHF) said it had imposed the fine because of a case of “improper clothing”.
Norway’s players wore shorts instead of bikini bottoms during a bronze medal match against Spain in Varna, Bulgaria.
The team thanked the singer via their Instagram story, with the words: “Wow! Thank you so much for the support.”
Last week, Norway’s Handball Federation (NHF) had already stated it would pay if their players were fined.
Kare Geir Lio, the head of NHF, had told news agency AFP any penalty would be paid but added: “It should be a free choice within a standardised framework.
“The most important thing is to have equipment that athletes are comfortable with.”
