Women withdraw artificial turf complaint over 2015 World Cup in Canada
Posted January 21, 2015 12:30 pm.
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The human rights complaint over artificial turf at the Women’s World Cup is over.
A group of elite women’s players has withdrawn the complaint from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, saying it is time to put the support of soccer first.
A lawyer for the women says that’s something that FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association were unable to do.
The lawyer says the women’s protest did accomplish some of its goals, including demonstrating that female athletes will not passively accept gender discrimination.
The Women’s World Cup will run from June 6 to July 5. Matches will be hosted in Ottawa, Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Moncton and Montreal.
With files from Toronto staff
