The French runner was banned from the opening ceremony of the Olympics due to wearing a hijab
According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency, the French Muslim runner Sonkamba Silla wrote on his Instagram page that he cannot participate in the grand opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics due to his hijab. .
Criticizing this decision, Sila wrote: You have chosen to participate in the Olympic Games held in your country. You will, but you cannot participate in the opening because you are wearing a scarf!
On the eve of the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Minister of Sports of France announced the ban on French female athletes from wearing the hijab in a statement. Games has confirmed!
Amelie Audea-Castera, the French Minister of Sports, initially announced the ban on September 24, 2024. A few pages later, he confirmed that no woman from the French contingent will wear a hijab during the Olympic Games.
After the announcement of this ban, Marta Hurtado, the spokesperson of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in a statement that published on September 26, called the ban “wrong”.
On May 24, Amnesty International together with several other organizations sent a letter about this ban to the International Olympic Committee. They asked this institution to ask the French sports authorities to remove the restrictions imposed on covering and hijab both in the Olympics and in other sports events.
Amnesty International said in a statement on July 16 that the hijab ban is a “double and discriminatory standard in French politics.” It tells a story. According to this institution, the said ban violates international regulations. This institution also emphasized that this ban represents the “discriminatory plan” of the French authorities and the “weakness” of the International Olympic Committee on the eve of these games. The Summer Olympic Games will be hosted by France from August 5 to 21.
