Sounkamba Sylla had been in dispute with the organisers of the Video games over carrying a hijab attributable to France’s strict legal guidelines on secularism.
French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla shall be allowed to take part within the opening ceremony on the Paris Olympics carrying a cap to cowl her hair.
Beforehand, Sylla stated she was barred from participating within the occasion due to her hijab.
Forward of Friday’s opening ceremony, although, an settlement has been reached with the French Olympic Committee.
In the course of the opening ceremony, which is ready to incorporate a parade by athletes on the Seine River, the French delegation will put on tailored uniforms by the French luxurious model Berluti, owned by the celebrated LVMH Group.
“In session with the French Athletics Federation, the French Ministry of Sports activities, Paris 2024 and Berluti, discussions had been held with Sounkamba Sylla,” the French Olympic Committee stated in a press release. “She was provided the potential of carrying a cap through the parade, which she accepted.”
France enforces a strict precept of ‘laïcité’ – loosely translated as “secularism.”
On Wednesday, the president of the French Olympic Committee stated that French Olympians are sure by the secular rules that apply to public sector employees in France separating state and church, which features a ban on hijabs.
However Sylla, who will compete within the girls’s and combined relay for France, posted a message on her personal Instagram account to announce that an association had been made.
“We lastly reached an settlement in order that I may participate within the opening ceremony of the Olympic Video games,” 26-year-old Sylla wrote, “I want to thanks from the underside of my coronary heart to your mobilisation and help for the reason that starting.”
An identical resolution was discovered through the European Championships in Rome earlier this yr. Sylla, who has competed with a black headband at a number of earlier occasions, was requested to compete with a blue cap that had a sewn-on strip of cloth to cowl her hair.
