Badminton: Skirt-rule finally been changed

Badminton’s world body has abandoned plans to force women players to wear skirts.


Afp May 28, 2012

WUHAN: Badminton’s world body has abandoned plans to force women players to wear skirts, said the officials, in the face of fierce opposition which threatened to cause controversy during the Olympics. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) sparked an uproar last year when it tried to make skirts or dresses mandatory for female players, before postponing the move indefinitely. But deputy president Paisan Rangsikitpho said the skirts rule which was criticised by China, Indonesia and India, and Malaysia’s main Muslim party, had finally been scrapped.“We have shelved the ban,” said Rangsikitpho.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 29th, 2012.

COMMENTS (2)

HASAN MEHMOOD | 11 years ago | Reply

Good move. Shorts are good enough to freely move around. Skirts are inappropriate in view of playing postures involved in Badminton.

HASAN MEHMOOD | 11 years ago | Reply

Good move. Shorts are good enough to freely move in the court. Skirts are inappropriate keeping in view the playing posture.

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