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Bikinis or shorts – not always an obvious choice

What Norwegian papers dubbed ‘the panty crisis’ finds an odd counterpart in a beach volleyball attire row, where athletes were fighting for, not against, wearing a bikini

Bikinis or shorts – not always an obvious choice
Warm-up for an international beach handball tournament, June, 2021. | Alan Dent/ Alamy. All rights reserved.
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Being fined for ‘improper clothing’ after choosing to wear shorts rather than skimpy bikini bottoms, might seem perverse.

Norway’s female beach volley team, who lost the bronze medal match against Spain at the recent European Beach Handball Championships in Bulgaria, are tired of having to don revealing bikini bottoms at tournaments.

They tried to have the regulations changed ahead of the event, but to no avail.