Norway beach handball team REFUSE to wear bikini bottoms and face fine after competing in non-regulation outfit

NORWAY’S beach handball team are set to be FINED after refusing to wear bikini bottoms.

The Scandinavians took part in the bronze medal match at the European Beach Handball Championship against Spain over the weekend.

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Players are required to wear bikini bottoms by International Handball Federation regulations.

But Norway stood up to this rule, instead turning out in non-regulation shorts.

They could be fined around £43 per player, as per Katinka Haltvik.

But Norwegian Handball Federation president Kare Geir Lio is right behind the players, and has vowed to pay the fine.

He said: “Of course we would pay any fine. We are all in the same boat.”

Lio then continued: “The most important thing is to have equipment that athletes are comfortable with.”

He then added: “It should be a free choice within a standardised framework.”

Before the competition, Norway asked the European Handball Federation for permission to play in shorts instead of bikini bottoms.

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But they were denied, instead being threatened with sanctions.

As per the Mail, the European Handball Federation have not yet decided whether to go through with their punishment against Norway.

Spokesman Andrew Barringer told the Mail: “The EHF is committed to bring this topic forward in the interest of its member federations, however it must also be said that a change of the rules can only happen at IHF level.”

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GettyNorway’s handball federation president has backed their action[/caption]