New Delhi, April 19: The new BWF rule which makes wearing skirts on court mandatory for female shuttlers from May 1 is something that the Indian eves are finding it a bit uncomfortable.
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) in 2009 had introduced a new dress code, which requires all female shuttlers to wear skirts. 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, who prefers playing in skirts, said though she is all for boosting the glamour quotient, wearing skirts should not be mandatory as it might affect a player’s freedom.
“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 said.
–Agencies