{"id":9131,"date":"2023-09-29T16:45:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T16:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/no-restrictions-on-hijab-in-paris-2024-games-athletes-village-ioc\/"},"modified":"2023-09-29T16:45:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T16:45:33","slug":"no-restrictions-on-hijab-in-paris-2024-games-athletes-village-ioc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/no-restrictions-on-hijab-in-paris-2024-games-athletes-village-ioc\/","title":{"rendered":"No restrictions on hijab in Paris 2024 Games\u2019 athletes village: IOC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>Athletes can wear a hijab in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games athletes\u2019 village without any restriction, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Friday, days after France\u2019s sports minister banned it for the host country\u2019s athletes.<\/p>\n<p>The Olympic body also said it needed to better understand the situation in France and had been in contact with the French Olympic Committee (CNOSF).<\/p>\n<p>French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera said on Sunday that French athletes would be barred from wearing a hijab during the Paris Games to respect principles of secularism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the Olympic Village, the IOC rules apply,\u201d an IOC spokesperson said. \u201cThere are no restrictions on wearing the hijab or any other religious or cultural attire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The vast majority of the approximately 10,000 athletes at the Olympic Games reside in apartments in the Olympic Village and share common spaces, including dining halls and recreational areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen it comes to competitions, the regulations set by the relevant International Federation apply,\u201d the IOC spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>The sports competitions at the Olympics are organised and overseen by the individual international sports federations.<\/p>\n<p>There are 32 sports on the programme of the Paris Games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince this French regulation relates to the members of the French team only, we are in contact with the CNOSF to further understand the situation regarding the French athletes,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1623421\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Home to one of Europe\u2019s largest Muslim minorities, France has implemented laws designed to protect its strict form of secularism, known as \u201claicit\u00e9\u201d, which President Emmanuel Macron has said is under threat from Islamism.<\/p>\n<p>Some Muslim associations and human rights groups allege those laws have targeted Muslims, chipped away at democratic protections and left them vulnerable to abuse.<\/p>\n<p>The French decision to bar its athletes from wearing a hijab was criticised by the United Nations human rights office this week.<\/p>\n<p>Paris will host the Summer Olympics from July 26 to August 11 next year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Athletes can wear a hijab in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games athletes\u2019 village without any restriction, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Friday, days after France\u2019s sports minister banned it for the host country\u2019s athletes. 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