Wimbledon says it’s going to loosen up its strict guidelines on white clothes on the championships, permitting ladies gamers to put on darkish undershorts and relieve a possible supply of tension once they have their durations.
Organisers of the grasscourt grand slam mentioned the choice was taken following talks with ladies’s tennis organising physique WTA, clothes producers and medical groups on how greatest to assist ladies and women competing in tournaments.
“We are committed to supporting the players and listening to their feedback as to how they can perform at their best,” All England Club chief government Sally Bolton mentioned in an announcement on Thursday.
“I’m pleased to confirm that, following consultation with players and representatives of several stakeholder groups, the Committee of Management has taken the decision to update the white clothing rule at Wimbledon.
“This implies that from subsequent yr, ladies and women competing at The Championships may have the choice of sporting colored undershorts in the event that they select.
“It is our hope that this rule adjustment will help players focus purely on their performance by relieving a potential source of anxiety.”
Organisers mentioned necessities for different clothes, equipment and gear stay unchanged.
The concern of girls athletes sporting white clothes got here up at this yr’s Wimbledon, when feminine gamers spoke in regards to the nervousness of being compelled to put on white.
England soccer participant Beth Mead was additionally questioned in regards to the nationwide workforce’s all-white equipment at this yr’s ladies’s European Championship and mentioned it was typically not sensible.
Several English ladies’s membership soccer groups have additionally opted to keep away from sporting white shorts.
