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With a top and leggings.

This is how the Norwegian beach handball players competed for the bronze in the

European Championship.

They gave up appearing in a bikini, which they replaced with short leggings.

But they did so in

defiance of the regulations of the European Handball Federation,

which states that players must wear "bikinis with a tight fit and cut at an angle up towards the upper leg."

It also states that "the wide side must be

a maximum of 10 centimeters".

Men, on the other hand, are allowed to wear longer pants, which "must be 4 inches above the kneecap."

The EHF dress code

also applies in Spain.

The Norwegian federation has been protesting since the beginning of the year demanding that this sexist rule be changed and that the lower part be allowed to exceed 10 cm in length.

Although they have not succeeded, they have received the support of many network users.

The captain of the national team,

Katinka Haltvik,

explained in the Norwegian public radio television (NRK) the threats they have received: "First they told us that we would receive a fine of 50 euros per person per game, which would imply

a penalty of 5,000 euros.

And We answered that we agree ".

But then the threats began with disqualifying them.

Although they followed the rules until the semifinals, they decided to put on the tights in the last game where they competed with Spain.

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

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