Too Long, Too Short - A quandry

[George K]

Too Short: Paralympian Olivia Breen 'speechless' after being told attire was 'too short and inappropriate'

"However, tonight I feel quite disappointed because just as I finished my long jump competition at the English Championships, one of the female officials felt it necessary to inform me that my sprint briefs were too short and inappropriate."

Breen said she was left "speechless" by the remark and said she had been wearing the same type of shorts for years and are "specifically designed for competing in."

Too Long: Norway's beach handball team fined for wearing shorts instead of bikini bottoms

Norway’s beach handball team has been fined $1,764 (1,500 euros) for being improperly dressed after the women wore shorts instead of bikini bottoms at a European championship match in Bulgaria.

The European Handball Federation (EHF) said in a statement that its disciplinary commission had dealt with “a case of improper clothing” in the bronze medal match against Spain.

It added that the shorts were “not according to the Athlete Uniform Regulations defined in the IHF Beach Handball Rules of the Game".

I know, TTIWWOP:

[Jolly]

Sex sells.

[Axtremus]

Unless the governing body can proof that a particular design or material of clothing confers a measurable artificial advantage, just let the athletes where whatever they want.