Referee who stopped match due to sexist harassment: ‘This is a step towards ending violence’

Referee from Galicia suspends the match women’s league sexist harassment basketball, Paula Lemadefended her decision, saying she hoped it “signals another step towards ensuring that women never again have to suffer violence of any kind in any area of ​​their lives.”

motto had to stop the game benbibre – girona Last weekend, the behavior of an audience member who repeatedly insulted her with violent and sexist remarks such as “clean up” made it impossible for the meeting to proceed. The local team banned him from re-entering the pavilion.

Following these events, in a statement sent to EFE this Friday, he thanked the federation and referee association for “their support and willingness to address and condemn these acts”, and also expressed his gratitude for the support of his teammates. I was grateful. his environment and family.

He asked that the media not continue to appear until legal means are in place to continue this situation.

“I hope this is another step so that women never have to face any kind of violence in any area of ​​their lives again,” she said.

He said the refereeing team was “subjected to humiliation and humiliation” and “must not silence the opportunity”, calling for “them not to be punished”.

“The fact that these comments are sexist, sexist and racist exacerbates the attacks we are under,” he concluded.