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CBC Sports’s Senior Contributor Shireen Ahmed’s column about France’s ban on women wearing hijabs while playing sports won second place for column writing Tuesday at the AIPS Sports Media Awards in Morocco.
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· Posted: May 13, 2025 4:59 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago
Shireen Ahmed accepts her award at the International Sports Press Association gala on Tuesday in Rabat, Morocco. Presenting the award was Nawal El Moutawakel, whose victory in the 400-metre hurdles at the 1984 L.A. Olympics made her the first Arab-African woman to win an Olympic gold medal. (YouTube)CBC Sports’s Senior Contributor Shireen Ahmed’s column about France’s ban on women wearing hijabs while playing sports won second place for column writing Tuesday at the AIPS Sports Media Awards in Morocco.
“How can France claim to champion women when it is stripping them away from sport in a move that is blatantly opposed to the IOC’s own human rights framework?” Ahmed wrote in her piece, French hijab ban in sports called a ‘shameful moment’ as it prepares to host Olympics. It was published July 18, 2024, just days before the Paris Olympics opened.
“Shireen is a thought leader and her work with CBC Sports reflects that every day,” said Ryan Johnston, executive producer of CBC Sports’s digital department. “We’re proud to see her recognized with this award and be able to accept it among her friends, family and colleagues.”
Ahmed’s column was one of more than 2,000 submissions from journalists in 136 countries in a variety of categories the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) recognized at their annual gala.
Tianhao Shen, of China’s Titan Sports, won top spot for his column A United Euro 2024, an Ununited Europe.
