Sports goods chain Decathlon withdraws runner's hijab - Washington Times washington times, politics, breaking news, world news, political news, capitol hill Decathlon initially said the runner's hijab responded to the needs of some runners. PARIS (AP) - French sports goods chain Decathlon won't sell a runner's hijab in France after plans to commercialize the veil caused controversy in the deeply secular country. Several French politicians called for a boycott of Decathlon products and Health Minister Agnes Buzyn said she would have preferred that a French company refrained from promoting the veil.