Row over Saudi judoka’s headscarf


Issue 929 - 03 Aug 2012 | 1 minute read

One of Saudi Arabia’s two female Olympians, heavyweight judoka Wojdan Shahrkhani, will wear a modified headscarf when she competes on 3 August, following a row over whether she should be allowed to wear one at all.

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