US lawmakers for allowing turbaned Sikh b’ball players
Friday, 31/07/2015
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WASHINGTON: A bipartisan group of 39 influential US lawmakers on Thursday asked the International Basketball Federation to end its discrimination against Sikh players and allow them to play while wearing a turban. Led by Congressmen Joe Crowley, Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus, and Ami Bera, the only Indian-American lawmaker, 39 Members of the Congress, in a letter to the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), reiterated their support for a change in policy that requires Sikhs and other players to remove their articles of faith, such as turbans, in international competition.
