26 July 2024: the Paris Olympic Games begin. A moment of joy for sports fans around the world. A moment to embrace the values of Olympism: excellence, respect and friendship.
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- “Excellence, respect, friendship”: Why hijab bans in French sports defy Olympic values and human rights 1
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- No women should be forced to choose between the sports they love and their faith or identity 1
- Systemic discrimination and gendered Islamophobia at its heart 2
- An attack on women’s rights 3
- Only in France: the exception to the rule in Europe 3
- A slap in the face to the Principles of Olympism 4
- Discrimination has no place in sports 4
- Excellence, respect, friendship 5
- To achieve this, sports federations and authorities in France must act to lift hijab bans in sports. 5
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