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Female athletes are fighting back against restrictive dress codes.
For years, European and American women who professionally engage in various sports have expressed disgust and discomfort with illogical rules regarding the approved attire for each sport’s dress code. This discomfort is widespread and not limited to just gymnastics but also includes sports like football, volleyball, track and field, swimming, tennis, golf, and more.
By examining the changes made to female athletes’ clothing at the Olympic and global levels, one can metaphorically see the formal attire of sports fading away. This can be clearly observed by reviewing photos of female athletes from the 1956 Melbourne Olympics to the present day. In some sports, women only participate in bikinis, which they themselves say leads to physical and mental harassment both on and off the competition field.
One of the services provided by Islamic republic of Iran to women worldwide has been its extensive efforts to legally and professionally obtain Islamic formal attire that includes necessary coverings in many sports.
The leader of the revolution,Ayatollah Khamenei, who is a serious supporter of women athletes, says so: “women athletes have proven that hijab does not hinder brilliance. Just as we have proven this in politics, science, management fields; you have proven it in sports that hijab does not hinder brilliance. Contrary to the propaganda of the enemies. I have heard that in recent years, women athletes from more than ten other Muslim countries have appeared with hijab on international sports fields; this was not common practice; you did this; Iranian champion ladies and athletes did this and paved the way.”
Today we see that non-Muslim women from other countries such as Germany have also adopted the hijab for professional sports arenas.
Author: Soghra Ashouri
Japan’s Olympic athletes are set to compete in a new era of privacy after the introduction of high-tech uniforms designed to thwart intrusive photography
Japan’s commitment to athlete privacy has taken a significant step forward with the introduction of new fabric technology in this year’s Olympic uniforms. The material is designed to absorb infrared light, effectively rendering it invisible to night vision cameras.
This groundbreaking move comes in response to a disturbing trend of privacy violations during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Numerous female athletes fell victim to the unauthorized distribution of compromising photos. The issue of inappropriate photography and its exploitation has been a persistent problem in Japan, but this technological advancement offers a promising solution.
By prioritizing the protection of its athletes, particularly women, Japan is setting a powerful example for the global sports community. It’s a step in the right direction towards creating a safer and more respectful environment for all athletes.
From: Unseen Japan
Former French basketball player removed from “Olympic Ambassador” position for supporting Gaza.
Émilie Gomis, former French basketball player, has been removed from her Olympic ambassador role for publicly supporting Palestine and condemning Israel’s actions in Gaza. In a powerful statement, Gomis declared her unwavering support for Palestinian rights and questioned the Olympic Committee’s silence on Israeli athletes.
“I will continue to support Palestine. This is a human issue; the recognition of a nation must prevail. We are witnessing Russia’s exclusion from the 2024 Olympics, but the Olympic Committee takes no action against Israeli athletes. A state that commits genocide cannot participate in the Olympic Games.”she said.
From: Anatoli
Australian Muslim boxer Tina Rahimi has once again torched France for its refusal to allow the nation’s athletes to wear the hijab during the Paris Olympics.
Tina Rahimi weighed into France’s rules on secularism and athletes wearing the hijab on Saturday, saying she was saddened by the fact she could freely represent her faith while French athletes were not given the same opportunity.
Muslim French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla, part of France’s 400 metres 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 Opening Ceremony. The French Olympic Committee said Sylla had accepted the option of wearing a cap instead of a hijab at the ceremony. France, home to Europe’s largest Muslim minority, enforces laws to protect the principle of secularism under which state employees and school pupils are banned from wearing religious symbols and clothing in public institutions. This also applies to athletes competing for France in the Games, Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera has said.
Rights groups say these rules effectively discriminate against Muslims. Foreign athletes are not affected by the secularism rules. “It’s sad, with the French rules and that whole situation,” Rahimi told Reuters. “I mean, as proud as I am to be here, I think in my heart I feel sad that I’m able to be here with my hijab and the other French athletes and people aren’t.” “I still feel for the French athletes and I just hope that it can be overturned for them and they can participate and every woman can feel free in how they want to dress”.
Featherweight Rahimi, who was handed a first-round bye and is due to fight on Aug. 2, is the first Muslim woman to box for Australia at the Olympics. “It means a lot to me to be here as a representation of my faith, and to display to other women out there, in particular hijabi women, that they can participate in sport and feel welcome,” the 28-year-old Rahimi added. “I think that’s really, really important. That’s what everyone wants to feel, they want to go somewhere and feel like they’re included and they’re not being discriminated against.”
From: dailymail
Iranian rower Zeinab Nowrozi ignited a wave of solidarity at the 2024 Paris Olympics by competing under a flag symbolizing unity between Iran and Palestine.
Iranian rowing athlete Zeinab Nowrozi appeared the rowing competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics with the flag of solidarity between Iran and Palestine in support of the oppressed people of Palestine.This significant event took place during the rowing competitions at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Following the start of the Gaza war in October last year and the continuous aggression of the Zionist regime against this strip and the relentless killing of Palestinians, a wave of international community support for the people of Gaza has emerged in the form of protest demonstrations around the world and continues to this day.
From: irna
Iran’s national rower has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Olympics.
Fatemeh Mojallal, Iran’s rowing national team member, who had secured a second chance by placing fourth in the heavyweight single sculls yesterday, took to the water again today at the Paris Olympics to try her luck at advancing to the quarterfinals. She competed against rivals from Algeria, Singapore, and Turkey, winning first place with a time of 7:56.48 minutes and securing a spot in the quarterfinals.
From: Varzesh3
Head of Olympic Broadcasting Services says women are still shot in a different way to men due to ‘unconscious bias’.
The official Olympics broadcaster has urged camera operators to film male and female athletes in the same way to avoid “stereotypes and sexism” creeping into the coverage.
The Paris Olympics are the first in the 128-year history of the modern Games to reach gender parity among athletes, with women’s sport also given more prime-time broadcast spots to help raise its profile.
With the Games now in full swing, the head of Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) said his organisation had updated its guidelines for camera operators, most of whom are men. OBS is responsible for the TV coverage of the Olympics, with its images shared with rights holders around the world.
“Unfortunately, in some events they [women] are still being filmed in a way that you can identify that stereotypes and sexism remains, even from the way in which some camera operators are framing differently men and women athletes,” the OBS chief executive, Yiannis Exarchos, told reporters in Paris.
“Women athletes are not there because they are more attractive or sexy or whatever. They are there because they are elite athletes.”
He said the problem was mainly down to “unconscious bias”, with camera operators and TV editors tending to show more closeup shots of women than men.
A number of scheduling changes have been made by Olympics organisers in Paris to boost women’s sport. The women’s marathon is to be the final event of the Games instead of the men’s race.
“The schedules of sporting events have traditionally been biased towards highlighting men’s events,” Exarchos said. “Traditionally, in team sports, you have first women’s finals, and then the men’s final … In strength and combat sports, traditionally you have women’s competitions in the morning and men’s competitions in the afternoon.”
Marie Sallois, the director in charge of gender equality at the International Olympic Committee, said the Paris Games were “de facto the world’s largest platform to promote gender equality in and through sport”.
She pointed to “symbolic moments” in the opening ceremony on Friday, with almost all delegations having a male and a female flag carrier, while the artistic show paid tribute to influential women in French history.
When the ancient Greek Olympics concept was revived by the French aristocrat Pierre de Coubertin in the late 19th century, he saw it as a celebration of gentlemanly athleticism “with female applause as its reward”.
In 1924, the last time the Olympics were held in Paris, just 4% of competitors were women and they were restricted to sports considered “suitable” for them, such as swimming, tennis and croquet.
From: Guardian
For the first time in history, an Iranian woman has captured the Olympic spirit through her lens. Sara Abdollahi, a photographer for Borna News Agency, is making waves in Paris as she covers the 2024 Games.
The 2024 Paris Olympics have been marked by both excitement and controversy, including a power outage during the opening ceremony. Amidst this backdrop, Iran has achieved a significant milestone in its media coverage of the Games.
Sara Abdollahi, a skilled photographer from Borna News Agency, has become the first Iranian woman to cover the Olympics. Her presence in Paris represents a historic moment for Iranian sports journalism.
Abdollahi, with a strong background in photography and experience covering sports events in Iran, secured this opportunity through dedication and perseverance. Supported by Keyumars Hashemi and Mahmoud Khosravi, she has joined a group of Iranian journalists covering the Olympics.
While Iranian female photographers have previously participated in international sporting events, such as World Cups, Abdollahi’s achievement of being the first at the Olympics is a notable accomplishment.
From: Borna
Millions of Muslims worldwide have commemorated Ashura, a remembrance of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam and the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).
Shia Muslims in Iran and other countries are taking part in mourning rituals for Imam Hussein who was martyred along with his 72 companions in the Battle of Karbala in southern Iraq in 680 AD after fighting courageously for justice against the much larger army of the Umayyad caliph, Yazid .
Ashura mourners, who are dressed in black, beat their chests, march in mass processions, listen to elegies, and hold noon prayers, with benefactors distributing votive foods.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from different countries head to the city of Karbala, which hosts Imam Hussein’s holy shrine, to mark Ashura in ultimate magnificence. Ashura is the culmination of 10-day mourning ceremonies that are observed in the lunar month of Muharram.
The Muharram rituals symbolize the never-ending and unwavering stance of truth against falsehood and humanity’s struggle against injustice, tyranny and oppression, the cause for which Imam Hussein was martyred.
On the eve of Ashura, known as Tasu’a, mourners remember Abbas ibn Ali (AS), Imam Hussein’s half-brother, who was martyred shortly before Imam Hussein as he tried to bring water to women and children in Imam’s camp, who had had no water to drink for days due to a siege by the enemy forces.
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