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Red Foxes Cheerleader Girls Team, Ukraine
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The Red Foxes, a professional dance team from the Ukraine, will still perform at other games in Ankara, where the host team is playing.
FIBA, basketball's governing body, says in a statement the ban was not its decision. Secretary general Patrick Baumann says he wants entertainment to be part of the games, but "if it needs a little bit of adjustment that is fine with us."
There are many Muslims in Turkey and Islam prohibits women from exposing their skin in public.
Performers wore long pants Wednesday during a game between the United States and Iran. Iranian officials had turned their backs when the dancers performed in earlier games.
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