While male players are allowed to play in tank tops and shorts, women are required to wear bikini bottoms “with a close fit and cut on an upward angle.”
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This women’s beach handball team was fined for wearing shorts instead of bikinis
Learn why this team was fined, watch Simone Biles practice a historic move, and more of the latest from women in sports and at the Tokyo Olympics.
The athlete is speaking out about a comment an official made about her outfit.
'Let’s call them competition suits or competition gear — then perhaps it won’t make people uncomfortable or there won’t be a stigma attached.'
The video of Biles rehearsing is an absolute must-watch.
As Scout Bassett gets ready to compete in the Tokyo Paralympic Games, she's opening up about her life and the moment of freedom she experienced when she first ran with a prosthetic.
The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled from late July to early August, after a year of delays due to the coronavirus pandemic.