PARIS (Reuters) - French government and Olympics officials are seeking a creative solution to allow Muslim French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla to wear her hijab at the opening ceremony while still ...

Human rights and sports organisations urge the International Olympic Committee to publicly call on sporting authorities in France to overturn all bans on athletes wearing the hijab in French sport.

The Paris Olympics have taken off in full force this year, earning praise as one of the most gender-equal games in history. Athletes from around the globe have gathered to celebrate camaraderie and ...

PARIS — Diaba Konaté was named the NCAA college basketball Big West conference's best defensive player of the year in 2023-2024. In her senior year playing for the University of California, Irvine, ...

The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris have sparked a discussion about whether female Muslim athletes who wear a headscarf should be allowed to compete. In September 2023, the International Olympic ...

In the lead up to the Olympics and Paralympics Summer Games of 2024 in Paris, Amnesty International published a damning report on the host country’s decision to bar its athletes from wearing a hijab ...

The Eiffel Tower adorned with Olympic rings, celebrating the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, seen in Paris, France on July 16, 2024. Credit - Artur Widak—NurPhoto/Getty Images After ...

Amnesty International criticised the French government’s decision to ban women athletes representing France at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games from wearing headscarves in a report released ...

The 2024 Olympics are right around the corner — something Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad would typically be celebrating. But this year, she's calling the Games, or rather its host, "shameful." "When I ...

PARIS (RNS) — A week before France is set to welcome the world for the Olympics and Paralympics Summer Games of 2024, Amnesty International published a damning report on the host country’s decision to ...

After months of campaigning by sporting organizations, France has not reversed its decision to ban French athletes who observe the hijab from participating in the summer Olympics; a move that human ...

Sylla, part of France’s 400-metre relay team, wrote on her Instagram account on Monday that her hijab – a head covering worn by many Muslim women – would prevent her from appearing in Friday’s ...