Hyderabad, April 27 -- With the Paris Olympic Games around the corner, a huge controversy has broken out with regard to the dress of the participating athletes. It is learnt that France has decided to allow the women participants of other countries to wear a hijab if they wish, but has banned its own women athletes from wearing the hijab.

The Olympic Games are more than just the world's biggest sports festival. With participants arriving from all the corners of the world, the games are a meeting point of cultures, languages, customs and foods. Many athletes are dismayed that a dress restriction will be enforced for a certain section of the participants.

UN Human Rights Office reacts

Reacting to the decision, a spokesperson of the Unite...