PETALING JAYA: The rights and opportunities of female athletes to participate in sports should not be curtailed by forcing syariah-compliant dress codes on them, said Wanita MCA chairman Datuk Heng Seai Kie (pic).
“If these dress codes are enforced, Terengganu can be considered to have automatically disqualified itself from hosting any international tournament because no foreign national sports bodies will deliberately tailor sports outfits to suit the state’s religious-based compliance while contravening the requirements of the sports’ governing bodies.
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