French sportswear brand Decathlon withdrew plans to launch an Islamic veil for sportswomen, after the product’s marketing sparked a fresh controversy among French politicians
previously reported that leading lawmakers and a sitting minister expressed concerns that the product contradicts France's secular values.told French radio station RTL
Some lawmakers had said they would boycott the popular sporting goods retailer, including President Emmanuel Macron's party spokesperson and MP Aurore Bergé.
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