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Officials with Judo Manitoba, the organization that oversees the sport locally, met recently with Hagar Outbih, her family and her coach, and now plan to take Outbih's case to the national judo body, [Jeff Hnatiuk] said.
Briefed on the Nov. 26 meeting between Outbih's family and provincial sports officials, Hnatiuk said national judo officials are aware there is a growing list of such cases involving athletes who wear the hijab, the traditional headdress Outbih was wearing the day she was denied the chance to compete.See the full content of this document
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National Body to Look at Hijab Issue
By Joe Paraskevas
THE case of a Manitoba girl, prohibited from competing in a judo tourn...See the full content of this document
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