Lifestyle & Sports
26 Jul 21

Pink offers to pay EHF fine on Norwegian women's beach handball team

American singer Pink, who recently released a documentary on Amazon about her career and motherhood, told the Norwegian women's beach handball team to "keep it up" and keep fighting the EHF's "sexist" rules.

Pink has offered to pay the €1,500 fine imposed on the Norwegian women's beach handball team by the European Handball Federation.

At the bronze medal game against Spain during the Beach Handball EURO 2021 tournament, the Norwegian team made the decision to wear shorts like their male counterparts instead of bikini bottoms. The EHF declared that the shorts were "improper clothing" and "not according to the Athlete Uniform Regulations defined in the IHF Beach Handball Rules of the Game," resulting in a €150 fine per player.

Pink, whose legal name is Alecia Moore, tweeted that she was "VERY proud" of the women's team, writing "Good on ya, ladies. I'll be happy to pay your fines for you. Keep it up," after calling the EHF rules sexist.

I’m VERY proud of the Norwegian female beach handball team FOR PROTESTING THE VERY SEXIST RULES ABOUT THEIR “uniform”. The European handball federation SHOULD BE FINED FOR SEXISM. Good on ya, ladies. I’ll be happy to pay your fines for you. Keep it up.

— P!nk (@Pink) July 25, 2021

The Norwegian Handball Association also expressed their support for the women's handball team, writing in a Facebook post: "We are very proud of these girls who during the European Championships in Beach Handball raised their voices and announced ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! We in the Norwegian Handball Association stand behind you and support you. Together we will continue to fight to change the international regulations for clothing, so that players can play in the clothes they are comfortable with!"

Revisit the Hot Press review of Pink's Amazon documentary, 'Pink: All I Know So Far,' which sheds light on how she balances her career and motherhood.