Wimbledon relaxes dress code to allow women to wear dark undershorts

Wimbledon relaxes dress code for women

Wimbledon will relax its strict rules on white clothing at the championships and allow women players to wear dark undershorts and relieve a potential source of anxiety when they have their periods, the All England Club has said.

Wimbledon relaxes dress code to allow women to wear dark undershorts

Wimbledon will relax its strict rules on white clothing at the championships and allow women players to wear dark undershorts and relieve a potential source of anxiety when they have their periods, the All England Club said on Thursday (Nov 17). Organisers of the grasscourt Grand Slam said the decision was taken following talks with women's tennis organising body WTA,...

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Wimbledon relaxing its all-white clothing rule to allow women to wear dark-colored undershorts

Female players were previously only permitted to wear white attire when competing at the All England Club

Wimbledon allows women players to compete in dark-colored underwear

The decision was made to help ease anxiety for women players competing while on their period.

Wimbledon relaxes its all-white dress code for female players

The All England Club announced it will allow female competitors at Wimbledon to wear dark undershorts amid concerns for players who are menstruating.