A new rule which makes wearing skirts on court mandatory for women shuttlers has created a furore in India with former and current players saying such an "unfair" move could discourage girls from taking up the sport.
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has introduced a new dress code, which requires all women shuttlers to wear skirts from May 1. Players may continue to wear shorts if they wish to but it has to be underneath a skirt.
India's most successful doubles player Jwala Gutta and her doubles partner Ashwini Ponnappa and a few like them prefer wearing skirts on court but even they feel it should not be made compulsory.
BWF's new rule is a step to glamourise badminton like tennis. Jwala said though she is all for boosting the glamour quotient, wearing skirts should not be mandatory as it might affect a player's freedom.
But this skirt rule is not made compulsary because of controversies.
"I have always been comfortable in skirts but forcing players to wear them is not right. A player can wear a skirt if she is comfortable but making it mandatory is not right," Jwala told PTI.
Ashwini, who won the Commonwealth Games gold medal partnering Jwala, said personally she doesn't have a problem but feels it would be unfair to force it on players
Please comment what you think about skirt rule-
*It should be compulsary ?
* Or Banned
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has introduced a new dress code, which requires all women shuttlers to wear skirts from May 1. Players may continue to wear shorts if they wish to but it has to be underneath a skirt.
India's most successful doubles player Jwala Gutta and her doubles partner Ashwini Ponnappa and a few like them prefer wearing skirts on court but even they feel it should not be made compulsory.
BWF's new rule is a step to glamourise badminton like tennis. Jwala said though she is all for boosting the glamour quotient, wearing skirts should not be mandatory as it might affect a player's freedom.
But this skirt rule is not made compulsary because of controversies.
"I have always been comfortable in skirts but forcing players to wear them is not right. A player can wear a skirt if she is comfortable but making it mandatory is not right," Jwala told PTI.Ashwini, who won the Commonwealth Games gold medal partnering Jwala, said personally she doesn't have a problem but feels it would be unfair to force it on players
Please comment what you think about skirt rule-
*It should be compulsary ?
* Or Banned
THANKS
PRADEEP SHEORAN
it should be banned
ReplyDeleteI don't agree with you,It will make the game glamerous.
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