Women will be able to leave the white at Wimbledon to play relaxed in full menstruation

The organizers of Wimbledon decided to relax the all-white dress rules at the fabled British tournament of tennis and from 2023 they will allow players to wear shorts or leggings of other colors under their skirts, so that they feel more comfortable during menstrual periods.

Wimbledon’s strict policy on competitors wearing white is one of the best-known traditions of this tournament, the only Grand Slam tournament to be played on grass.

However, the All England Lawn Tennis & Club said it has decided to update its rules after discussions with the WTA, sportswear manufacturers and medical teams about how best to support women participating in the tournament.

The new rules now state that women can wear “plain shorts in medium or dark colors, as long as they are no longer than outer shorts or skirts.”

All other dress and accessory requirements remain unchanged, including the rule that “competitors must wear appropriate tennis attire.” almost completely white”.

Sally BoltonAll England chief executive, said: “We’re committed to supporting players and listening to their feedback on how they can perform at their best. We hope this rule adjustment helps players focus on just playing the game, relieving a potential source of anxiety.

The request of the players

Wimbledon organizers have been under pressure to relax their traditions and this year it has gotten to the point where activists have gathered at the club with signs reading ‘It’s time’ (“About Bloody Time”in a pun with blood: blood) and “Address the dress code”.

Several tennis players, including the former Olympic champion Monica Puig and the Australian Daria Savillespoke of the “mental stress” caused by the all-white dress code and “breaking the rules” as a result.

And in a recent interview with CNN’s Amanda Davies, the legend Billie Jean King she explained that the dress code had caused her and her colleagues anxiety. “My generation has always worried because we always wore white. And the important thing is what you wear underneath for your period.”

“We always check to see if it shows. You feel tense, because you want what you’re wearing to be pristine, to look good,” she added.

And King also pointed out that the all-white dress code makes it difficult for fans to try to distinguish players on the field. “There is nothing worse in sport than when you turn on the television and two players are wearing the same uniform or clothing. It’s terrible. nobody knows who is who“.