'It's unfair.' A strange ban on tattoos could get Paralympians banned from the 2024 Paris edition of the event, as shown by one athlete who got disqualified in 2016 for showing his ink.
You're on the list! Expect to receive your first email very soon!The now-retired winner of two Olympic medals has a tattoo of the Olympic rings on his left chest, which under International Paralympic Committee rules is considered advertising, meaning all participants are under the obligation of covering them.Paralympic athletes must cover tattoos of Olympic rings per IPC rules or face disqualification.
“The athlete did not cover his tattoo and was therefore disqualified,” explained a spokesperson for the organization at the time. This difference explains why the swimmer was caught off guard, as the Olympics had no issue with his particular tattoo, whereas the IPC event considered it a form of advertising.The measure might seem extreme at a glance, but it’s intended to discourage athletes from selling advertising space on their skin, as was the case of American middle-distance runner Nick Symmonds.
“I don’t particularly agree with it, but it’s the rule, so we have to accept it,” Garcia-Tolson said. “I don’t want to put in all this hard work only to be disqualified for something on my body.”
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