French athlete Sasha Zhoya will parade in a skirt at the opening ceremony

There is more to it than the Olympics.

On the eve of the Paris 2024 opening ceremony, the announcement that the French athlete Sasha Zhoyawill parade with a special uniform of the transalpine team at the inauguration of the games. The under-20 world champion in the 110-meter hurdles at Nairobi 2021 has in fact received the agreement of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee and the Transalpine Athletics Federation to parade on Friday evening. wear the skirt and not the standard pants (as intended for men).

“If women are allowed to wear pants, maybe it would be good if men were allowed to wear skirts,” Zhoya said on Monday, adding that “in 2024, we can wear anything. There are no men or women in fashion now.”

After several days of battles, according to reports from “Le Parisien” and “L'Equipe”, the transalpine athlete received today the authorization to participate in the opening parade of Paris 2024 in a skirt.

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