INCHEON, South Korea (AP) — Before all the attention generated by the Qatari women’s team withdrawing from the Asian Games basketball competition due to a ban on head coverings in competition, the Indian men’s team faced a similar predicament.

Captain Amritpal Singh and Amjyot Singh had to remove their turbans to play at the Asia Cup in July, when the head coverings regulations came into international focus. They decided to cut their hair ahead of the Asian Games, which meant they didn’t have to wear turbans as required by their Sikh religion.