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Headscarf banned for French athletes at the 2024 Olympic Games

28 Sep 2023

Countries

France

Rights at stake and state’s obligations

Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Freedom from discrimination

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Block/Veto

At the 2024 Olympic Games, French athletes will not be able to wear the headscarf even if the International Olympic Committee accepts it, confirmed the Minister of sports Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, who recalled the government’s “attachment to strict secularism”.

See: Huffington Post