London: The decision of wearing ‘Mini Skirt’ for women in London Olympics become controversial as the officials of participating countries raised serious objections.
Badminton officials are to resume talks over a controversial measure to force women players to wear skirts which could be in force at next year’s Olympics.
The proposal, which is aimed at boosting the sport’s popularity but was shelved in May after complaints that it was sexist, will be on the agenda when the Badminton World Federation (BWF) council meets next month in New Zealand.
The council could decide to proceed with the hotly debated measure, abandon it or defer a decision again, a spokeswoman said. The BWF council has 14 members including 12 men and two women, according to its website.
She confirmed that if the measure was approved it would influence the dress code at the 2012 London Olympics.
China, Indonesia and India are among a host of countries which have raised objections, while in Malaysia, the opposition Pan-Malaysia Islamic Party (PAS) called for a boycott of tournaments.
On the other hand a skirts-only proposal for women fighters is also under consideration by the International Amateur Boxing Association.
For the first time at London 2012 women’s boxing will be on the Olympic Games program. Initially there were some commentators objecting to women being involved in a brutal and bloodied sport. Their shoddy assumptions usually centred on the supposed frailty of women.
Ireland’s boxer Katie Taylor said: “It’s a disgrace that they’re forcing some of the women to wear those mini-skirts. We should be able to wear shorts, just like the men. I won’t be wearing a mini-skirt. I don’t even wear mini-skirts on a night out, so I definitely won’t be wearing mini-skirts in the ring.”
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