Pink offers to pay the fine imposed on the Norwegian women’s beach handball team for now wearing shorts instead of bikinis

(CNN) – Singer-songwriter Pink offered to pay fines imposed on the Norwegian women’s beach handball team after they refused to wear bikini bottoms in competitions.

Last week, the European Handball Federation (EHF) fined the team a total of € 1,500 (about US $ 1,765), claiming that the women competed in “inappropriate clothing” by wearing shorts like their male counterparts during the Championship. European Beach Handball 2021.

Pink offered to pay the fine of about US $ 1,700 to the Norwegian handball team for changing uniforms.

On Sunday, Pink said on Twitter that she would support the team and said the EHF should be fined “for sexism.”

The Grammy award winner told her 31.6 million followers: “I am very proud of the Norwegian women’s beach handball team for protesting the sexist rules about their ‘uniform’.”

Then he added: “The European Handball Federation MUST BE FINED FOR SEXISM. Good for you ladies. I will be happy to pay your fines for you. Keep it up.”

The Norwegian Handball Association (NFH) pledged to fight regulations so that players can wear clothes that they feel “comfortable” in.

CNN has reached out to representatives from Pink and the European Handball Federation for further comment.

The Norwegian women’s beach handball team showed their gratitude to the 41-year-old singer-songwriter, re-posting her tweet on her Instagram story.

“Wow! Thank you so much for the support,” they wrote. Other publications on its official page They show them posing together in their shorts.

According to the International Handball Federation regulations, players must wear bikini bottoms with a side width of a maximum of 10 centimeters, with a “snug fit” and “cut at an upward angle towards the top of the leg. leg”.

Vi er kjempestolte over disse jentene som under EM hevet stemmen og ga beskjed om at NOK ER NOK! Vi i NHF står bak dere og støtter dere. Sammen skal vi fortsette å kjempe for å endre regelverket for bekledning, slik at spillerne får spille i det tøyet de er komfortable med! pic.twitter.com/MmfiMtVz2Q

– Norges Håndballforbund (@NORhandball) July 20, 2021

Their male counterparts should wear shorts that are “not too baggy” and 4 inches above the knee.

Eskil Berg Andreassen, the team’s coach, told CNN last week that the team was fighting for the freedom to “choose” its own uniform, adding that IHF uniform regulations could discourage women from practicing this. sport.

– CNN’s Amy Woodyatt contributed reporting.