Judo federation reach compromise on Saudi headscarf
A Saudi woman competing in the Olympic judo will fight wearing a special headscarf in order to comply with both safety issues and Saudi dress codes.
The team had threatened to withdraw 16-year-old Wojdan Shaherkani from the competition if she was not allowed to wear the hijab.
Rimla Akhtar, from the Muslim Women's Sport Foundation, said it was a positive step, saying, "there are always compromises and ways to come around".
02 Aug 2012
- From the section UK