Tomoi boxing competitions in Kelantan will have to abide by Islamic rules, said State Human Development, Youth, Sports and NGOs secretariat deputy director Mohd Ridza Mohd Zain.     

He said the proposed conditions included boxers were required to put on shirts, no longer be allowed to wear shorts and use talismans while the body must not be tattooed.     

"The new tomoi's apparel must cover the aurat (in Islam, the area between the navel and knees for men and the entire body, except the face and hands) for women," he told Bernama.     

He said the conditions were stipulated in rules recently enforced by the government in efforts to assimilate Islamic values in men and women's sports.     

The secretariat will formulate new sports rules and regulations in tandem with the Islamic policy adopted by the state government, he said.     

He said this would also take into account the views of Menteri Besar  Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, who is deeply concerned on sports which ran contrary to Islamic rules.     

He said the government would also require sports participants to undergo urine test.     

- Bernama