Its important to distinguish between the European Championships and the Olympics.
We apply a common-sense approach to tattoos, regardless of their nature, the spokesperson added.
I dont want to put in all this hard work only to be disqualified for something on my body.
For swimmers, waterproof patches or paint can serve as a temporary solution.
Its like a membership card to an exclusive club.
Jacobs, now 59, is credited with starting the trend over 30 years ago.
A few years later, he added another, a bit higher up on his hip.
They represent a lot to many people, Jacobs said.
I wanted to commemorate that period in my life.
I thought the whole point of the Paralympics was inclusiveness, said one reader.
Well it didnt get the able Olympians banned so lets talk equality, wrote one viewer.
How can the Olympic rings be consideredadvertising?
Hard enough being a disabled in this day and age, what a signal to send!
This seems more like discrimination than anything else, argued another.
Netizens were outraged by the seemingly arbitrary differences in rules when it comes to tattoos for Paralympic athletes
