世界羽聯無限期擱置女選手裙裝令 - 羽球

[法新社5月29日青島電] 世界羽聯週日發表聲明將無限期擱置原訂在6月1日起實施的
女選手裙裝令的規定, 原訂在5月1日起實施, 但因各方反彈聲浪, 而最後世界羽聯在
年會上接受 Women in Badminton Working Group 的建議, 對這條規定進行進一步的
研究.


QINGDAO, China (AFP) - Badminton chiefs on Sunday said they had indefinitely
shelved a controversial new ruling forcing women to wear skirts or dresses
after uproar from countries including China and India.

The new regulation, which sparked the worst internal wrangling in years and
saw badminton gain unprecedented media coverage, had already been delayed
once but had been due to come into effect on June 1.

The sport's governing body, the Badminton World Federation (BWF), met
Saturday on the sidelines of the Sudirman Cup world mixed team championships
in the Chinese coastal city of Qingdao to find a solution to the emotive
issue.

Some players had accused the game's administrators of sexism, but badminton
bosses countered that they were merely trying to boost the profile of the
women's game and help attract more sponsorship.

"The BWF has accepted a recommendation from the Women In Badminton Committee
to further study on the general clothing regulations and thereby not to
introduce the regulations as currently drafted regarding the mandatory use of
skirts or dresses," the BWF said in a statement.

Former world champion Nora Perry, who had been one of the brains behind the
new ruling and is head of the Women In Badminton Committee, said: "It is our
recommendation to (BWF) council to do further study before implementing new
clothing regulations.

"It is still our intention to focus on a better presentation of the game, but
we will like to broaden the scope to include both men and women."

A new proposal "with a broader scope", would be made in December, the press
release said.

China, Indonesia and India were among a host of countries which had raised
fierce objections, while in Malaysia, the opposition Pan-Malaysia Islamic
Party (PAS) called for a boycott of tournaments.

The players themselves appear torn.

"I think it's a little bit ridiculous," Ragna Ingolfsdottir of Iceland, who
chooses to wear a skirt because she finds it less restrictive, told AFP at
the Sudirman Cup.

"Some girls here just want to wear shorts because they think it's more
comfortable, so why make them wear skirts if they don't want to?"
Yun Peng, who was born in China but plays for the United States, said:
"Before I wore shorts, but now I wear a skirt. There's not much difference,
but I think skirts are good for the sport because girls look nicer, a bit
like they do in tennis."

AFP 的新聞
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110529/sp_wl_afp/badmintonworldchnskirts

世界羽聯無限期擱置裙裝令的聲明稿
http://www.bwfbadminton.org/news_item.aspx?id=49389

世界羽聯 Women in Badminton Working Group
http://www.bwfbadminton.org/page.aspx?id=15532




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