Paris 2024 has set a new standard in Olympic catering, delighting Muslim athletes with an exceptional range of halal food. The Games featured a culinary diversity unprecedented in Olympic history, with 36 Muslim-majority nations competing and a halal menu served to thousands daily. Two massive Olympic Village venues catered to 3,800 guests, of...
Mian Channu, Pakistan – AFP Dozens of villagers gathered in front of the modest home of Pakistan athlete Arshad Nadeem to watch the hulking javelin thrower take part in the Olympic Games final. The event was broadcast live by a digital projector onto a screen hanging on the back of a truck in his farming […]
ANKARA (AA) – French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla will be allowed to take part in the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics on Friday wearing a cap to cover her hair after being barred from attending because of her hijab. Sylla, who will compete in the 4×400 meters relay, announced Sunday on her Instagram account […]
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has called on France to overturn its hijab ban on its Olympic athletes. France is hosting the Olympics starting next week in its capital Paris. A new briefing issued on Tuesday by Amnesty focuses on violations of Muslim women’s and girls’ human rights through France’s hijab bans in sports. It [&hel...
Kabul, Afghanistan — AFP Flipping his flailing judo sparring partner to the mat, Afghanistan’s judoka Mohammad Samim Faizad is the only Olympic athlete training for the Games in the country. Six Afghans — including three expatriate women– will compete at the Paris Olympics this month in cycling, athletics, swimming and ...
PARIS (AA) – French athletes will not be allowed to wear headscarf in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the country’s sports minister has said. Appearing at a show on France 3 TV on Sunday, Amelie Oudea-Castera expressed support for “strict secularism” and said that no member of the French delegation would be allowed to […]...
