Paris 2024: Sounkamba Sylla to parade in cap after headscarf affair

After a confusion over the wearing of her headscarf, the French 4x400m relay runner, Sounkamba Sylla, has announced that she will be able to take part in the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. A compromise has been reached: the athlete will wear a cap designed by Berluti during the parade.

This solution is the result of discussions between the 26-year-old athlete, the French Athletics Federation, the Ministry of Sports and the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF). “She was offered to wear a cap during the parade, which she accepted,” confirmed the CNOSF.