Pop star Pink offered to pay a fine issued against the Norwegian female beach handball team after the team wore shorts instead of bikini bottoms at a recent …
Pop star Pink offered to pay a fine issued against the Norwegian female beach handball team after the team wore shorts instead of bikini bottoms at a recent competition. After the comment, the European Handball Federation (EHF) issued a statement saying it donated the amount of the 1,500 euro fine, or approximately $1,770, to a “major international sports foundation which supports equality for women and girls in sports.” The penalty was leveled against the team at the European Beach Handball Championships in Bulgaria last week after the team wore shorts. The EHF said the moved violated “athlete uniform regulations” dictated by the sport’s international federation. But the Grammy Award winner on Saturday tweeted that she is “VERY proud” of the team “FOR PROTESTING THE VERY SEXIST RULES ABOUT THEIR ‘uniform.
