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The Norwegian Handball Federation
said the bikinis were "not
clothing for the
when the women are playing in the
". The team's request to wear shorts during the championships was turned down. Male players were allowed to play in sports shirts and shorts no
than 10cm above the
; while women were expected to wear midriff-baring tops and bikini
"with a close fit and cut on an upward angle toward the top of the
". Norway's Minister of Culture called the discriminatory
rule "antiquated" and "completely ridiculous". It questioned: "How many attitude changes are needed in the old-fashioned international
of sports?"
