![]() ![]() Clad in the traditional leotard as she soared to victory, Farah Ann Abdul revealed body parts that religious leaders argue should be covered by more than Spandex, reported MSN. (opens in a new tab) "We want to feel amazing, we want to show everyone that we look amazing.Farah Ann Abdul Hadi won six medals in a leotard that has generated a firestorm of controversy both for and against the 21-year-old gymnast. "We sat together today and said, OK, we want to have a big competition," said Sarah Voss, a 21-year-old gymnast, reported the Associated Press. The team decided as a group to wear the bodysuit before the meet. Good on ya, ladies," Pink wrote on Twitter on Saturday (opens in a new tab).įor the German gymnasts at the Olympics, they wanted to look good without feeling uncomfortable. ![]() "The European handball federation should be fined for sexism. The Norwegian Handball Federation offered to pay the fines, as has singer Pink. The federation requires female players to wear bikini bottoms with “with a close fit and cut on an upward angle toward the top of the leg.” However, male handball athletes can wear shorts. On Monday, the European Handball Federation fined each Norwegian female athlete on the team 150 euros ($177) each for wearing shorts rather than bikini bottoms (opens in a new tab) during a game, the New York Times reported. While the German gymnasts' bodysuits didn't break any regulations, the same can't be said for the women's beach handball team from Norway when they played in a separate competition. It is comfortable and that is the most important thing." "It is not that different between competition or training. "We also train in tights so we are used to the feeling," said Kim Bui, a 32-year-old German Olympics gymnast, according to Reuters. The unitards shouldn't affect the athletes' ability to perform at their peak condition. ![]() Germany's Kim Bui shows off her moves in a unitard in a qualifying round of the Tokyo Olympic Games. "So if anyone out there wants to wear a unitard or leotard, it's totally up to you." "I stand with their decision to wear whatever they please and whatever makes them feel comfortable," Biles said of the German gymnasts, according to the Associated Press. However, gymnasts have usually covered their legs in competition because of religious reasons, per Reuters.īack in June, American gold medalist Simone Biles said she supported athletes (opens in a new tab) being able to wear their preferred uniform, even if she'll be sticking to the traditional leotard. The International Gymnastics Federation, the governing body of competitive gymnastics, allows gymnasts to compete in uniforms that cover or semi-cover their arms and fully obscure their legs, as long as the color matches their leotards (opens in a new tab), CNN reported. That move garnered the team widespread praise from other female gymnasts, according to Reuters. In April, they donned the bodysuits during the European championships (opens in a new tab), the Washington Post reported. While bucking tradition, this is not the first time the German team has worn these full-body outfits, which reach their ankles. German gymnast Pauline Schaefer-Betz wears a unitard as she flips upside down during the artistic gymnastics balance beam event during the Tokyo Olympic Games. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |