‘No one should be excluded’: Australia’s Tina Rahimi hits out at Olympic hijab ban

Tina Rahimi, the first Muslim woman to represent Australia in Olympic boxing, has hit out at France’s hijab ban. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images

Australian boxer Tina Rahimi has hit out at France’s hijab ban, which prevents French athletes participating in certain sports at the Olympics from wearing religious head scarfs.

“Women have the right to choose how they want to dress,” Rahimi, who took part in the Paris 2024 opening ceremony on Friday, wrote in a post on Instagram. “With or without hijab. I choose to wear the hijab as a part of my religion and I am proud to do so.”