The International Handball Federation has changed its rules around women's uniforms after initially facing backlash.

Women's beach handball players will no longer be required to wear bikinis while competing, according to new standards set by the International Handball Federation.

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The rule change is an apparent victory for Norway's female handball team after it was fined for wearing shorts rather than the requisite bikini bottoms over the summer.

Players’ uniforms under the new rules will consist of “short tight pants” and a “body fit tank top.” The Norwegian Handball Federation had been lobbying for the change since 2006.

Norway’s beach handball team was fined last week after refusing to play in bikinis — and international pop star Pink is rallying behind the team for support.

The European Handball Federation, however, said that “disqualification was never an option,” the Herald Sun reported. Norway faced Spain in Sunday’s bronze medal match and lost, 21-18, 23-22.