Metro News:
LONDON – A competitor from Saudi Arabia, who is one of the country’s first female athletes ever selected for the Olympics, will not be allowed to wear a headscarf during competition, the International Judo Federation said.
President Marius Vizer ruled that “according to the principles and spirit of judo,” Wojdan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani could not fight with a headscarf.
Judo officials said they were very proud their sport was one of the first to welcome a Saudi female competitor, but announced on the eve of the London Games that she would not be allowed to fight with a headscarf even though the federation has not banned women from covering their hair before.
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