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French weightlifter Sylvie Eberena denounces move to ban hijab in sport / 3866362
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French weightlifter Sylvie Eberena voices deep frustration over the recent move to ban the hijab in sports, calling it a discriminatory measure that undermines the unifying spirit of athletics. "It's about more than just a headscarf," she explains, adding, "it's about telling women what they can or cannot do." Eberena emphasises that her choice to wear a headscarf has never altered who she is as an athlete or an individual. The suggestion that it carries political intent, she argues, is both absurd and offensive. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES