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QATAR cried foul on Tuesday after its women’s basketball team pulled out of the Asian Games at the last minute over a rule banning Muslim headscarves.
A Qatari official said the International Basketball Federation rule, which bans all headwear on safety grounds, ran contrary to Olympic principles on diversity. About half of Qatar’s team wear hijab headscarves and they were due to open its campaign against Mongolia in the qualifying round on Tuesday.
“FIBA didn’t let our players play with the headscarves and so we had to withdraw from the tournament,” said Ahlam Al Mana, head of Qatar’s women’s sports committee. “What happened today is against IOC goals which are meant to include countries from different cultures, and also it’s against the slogan of the Asian Games in Incheon which is ‘Diversity Shines here.’”
Al Mana said Qatar knew about the ban in advance.
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