Norwegian women's team and beach games rules at the Tokyo Olympics

Brownowl564

Some people were having a go at the volleyball,players because of the skimpy bottoms but they don’t t have a choice if they don’t want a fine, it’s absolutely disgusting that that outfit is in the rules , same as the stupid costumes and ridiculous make up they expect the ( sometimes very young)gymnasts to wear, imagine the outcry if the men were forced to wear such outfits, rules obviously written by a bunch of male perverts

Volleyball players have a choice. Women have 5 choices.
Men have 0

Quizzer

The silliest costumes are for the artistic (synchronised) swimming.

It’s part of the pageantry of the sport. It helps tell the story.

Saetana, not every woman can, or wants to, take oral contraceptives.

Good on the athletes for standing up for this.

There is no reason for female athletics to be "on their period" when they are competing - its now acknowledged it is perfectly okay for women to take their pills every day instead of taking a week off out of every four for the so-called "withdrawal bleed". I used to do that anyway if I was due to go on holiday or anything else where I would not want to be bleeding. The dress codes for some female sports are disgusting - kudos to the Norwegians for taking a stand against this. Athletes should (within reason) be allowed to wear what they are comfortable with.

Simply ridiculous! My DG does dance at 6and they wear dreadfully tiny leotards and no ballet tights like we had! Why? Nobody appears to know..... Warm legs perform better in practice

Theoddbird

Apparently their choice includes various outfits and the only rule is that they all wear the same. They have a massive choice which includes ankle length leggings. The bikinis cause less chafing from sand apparently. Sand getting into the clothing causes problems so players are saying. So I really do not understand what this thread is about. There is not a rule...from what I have read...that says they have to wear bikinis.

Theoddbird - the women's handball team were fined by the European Handball Federation and they do obviously have rules about the uniform otherwise the fine would not be possible. The “bottoms” of the women's outfits were limited to a maximum (I think) of only 8 or 9 cm at the hip which is why they could not wear shorts like the men. The EHF plan to “discuss” the matter later this year.

The men's team wear quite baggy “boxer” type shorts so it has nothing to do with egress of sand. It's pure sexism or misogyny since the women's outfits were not even practical for the amount of movement required in that sport.

I got a bit mad about it and had "one of Mum's moments". I emailed the European Handball Federation and told them what I thought of them.

Apparently their choice includes various outfits and the only rule is that they all wear the same. They have a massive choice which includes ankle length leggings. The bikinis cause less chafing from sand apparently. Sand getting into the clothing causes problems so players are saying. So I really do not understand what this thread is about. There is not a rule...from what I have read...that says they have to wear bikinis.

I don't think periods will be happening as they'll all be on the pill so they can delay it until the end of the competition. All that moving about would be a nightmare if you actually had to wear something. The girls in the gymnastics look so dressed up with make up and glitz.

Besides everything else connected the 'outfits' worn for Beach Volleyball etc, what about sand getting into places where it shouldn't get to ............. OUCH!

I do wonder why Tom Daley bothers with swimming trunks - and indeed how they stay up!

Some people were having a go at the volleyball,players because of the skimpy bottoms but they don’t t have a choice if they don’t want a fine, it’s absolutely disgusting that that outfit is in the rules , same as the stupid costumes and ridiculous make up they expect the ( sometimes very young)gymnasts to wear, imagine the outcry if the men were forced to wear such outfits, rules obviously written by a bunch of male perverts

The silliest costumes are for the artistic (synchronised) swimming.

I take issue with the OP on the titillation point which appears to be condescending towards ALL men whilst failing to include ANY women whatsoever and therefore must be considered to be completely inaccurate and tabloidesque.

Corkie91

Good on Pink. being fined for not wearing skimpy outfits is ridiculous

as ridiculous as being told to cover up!

No barely-pubescent gymnast (or any other for that matter) should have to wear an outfit that requires fanny-waxing. I find some of their outfits horrendous - a paedo's wet dream.

Good on the Norwegian hand-ball team. It must feel better to wear something where you are actually comfortable. Plus aren't they on sand? Sand gets 'everywhere'!

I’m sure that in the last Olympics Muslim women were allowed to wear less revealing clothes. Surely if athletes don’t feel comfortable revealing so much of their bodies they should be allowed to wear whatever they prefer - provided the team colours and designs are the same.

One thing I commented on was the male divers minuscule trunks, watching Tom Dayley at the last olympics was embarrassing! Haven’t watched any olympics this time.

Weird isn’t it. On the one hand you have reports of primary schoolgirls being told to wear shorts under their dresses and on the other grown women being told to wear briefs to play sport…

Good on Pink. being fined for not wearing skimpy outfits is ridiculous

what is really ridiculous is that Olivia Breen was told that her shorts were too skimpy....again by a man!
www.nytimes.com/2021/07/20/sports/olympics/paralympian-olivia-breen-shorts.html

I have never watched women playing beach sports and am amazed that this discussion is going on in 2021. It all sounds sleazy to me. Surely it's a sporting event, not a trip to a strip club.

A lot of women athletes and dancers find that their periods either become very sparse when they train for an event like the Olympics or stop entirely.

Obviously relying on towels is risky in tight fitting skimpy clothing, so most make do with tampons and hope for the best. Those who do use STs, either in preference to tampax or as a supplement, use the old-fashioned sanitary belts to avoid a towel slipping out and landing in full public view.

Actually, since the late 1960s it has been possible to defer a period until after an event by the judicious use of one or other of the contraceptive pills.

My family tell me I am a prude, but I always feel it is indecent particularly for very young girls to wear these very skimpy leotards, particularly when doing the splits. They should be properly covered.

Sparkle fizz - that was exactly one of the arguments put forward by the Norwegian women's handball team.