High School Athlete Disqualified For Wearing Hijab During Race

High School Athlete Disqualified For Her Hijab

HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE – A high school athlete got disqualified for wearing her hijab during the race.

All sports competition has rules and regulations to ensure the safety of everyone and to avoid chaos or destruction. It should be followed by participants to avoid disqualification.

In a previous article, a high school swimmer got disqualified during her swim meet. The referee disqualified her because her swimsuit allegedly exposed too much of her buttocks.

High-School-Athlete-1 — Photo Source: CNN

Now, a high school runner also got disqualified for wearing a hijab. Based on a report from CNN, Noor Alexandria Abukaram said no one had brought up the headwear before the race. They just let her run and when she reached the finish line, she wondered why her name wasn’t on the list. The 16-year-old athlete represents Sylvania Northview High School In Ohio.

“It was like your worst nightmare to have to compete and then find out that you got disqualified and it’s because of something that you love… why should you have to sacrifice your religion and a part of who you are to run, to do another thing that you’re very passionate about?” she said.

According to the report, the high school athlete has competed for multiple sports for the past three years. Her coach and family were also not aware that she needed a waiver.

Ohio High School Athletic Association gave a statement saying athletes with religious headwear needs to submit a waiver to participate.

Noor Alexandria Abukaram was disqualified because she was wearing a hijab, which doesn’t conform to uniform regulations https://t.co/0fgVsTblSE
— CNN (@CNN) October 25, 2019