The Muslim boxer has hit out at France’s hijab ban, which prevents French athletes participating in certain sports from wearing religious head scarfs
Tina Rahimi, the first Muslim woman to represent Australia in Olympic boxing, has hit out at France’s hijab ban.Tina Rahimi, the first Muslim woman to represent Australia in Olympic boxing, has hit out at France’s hijab ban.Australian boxer Tina Rahimi has hit out at France’s hijab ban, which prevents French athletes participating in certain sports at the Olympics from wearing religious head scarfs.
“You shouldn’t have to choose between your beliefs/religion or your sport,” added Rahimi. “This is what the French athletes are forced to do.” “No matter how you look or dress, what your ethnicity is or what religion you follow,” Rahimi said in her post. “We all come together to achieve that one dream. To compete and to win. No one should be excluded. Discrimination is not welcome in sport, specifically in the Olympics and what it stands for.”
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