Iran's Rekabi Latest Female Athlete to be at Risk in Her Home Country
Climber caused international incident by not wearing her country’s mandatory headscarf while competing abroad
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Climber caused international incident by not wearing her country’s mandatory headscarf while competing abroad
Add Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi to a growing list of female athletes who have been targeted by their governments for defying authoritarian policies. Rekabi competed in a climbing event in
MORIOKA, Japan (AP) — Days after Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi caused an international incident by not wearing a her country's mandatory headscarf while competing abroad, her fate is top of mind for the world's best climbers.
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Days after Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi caused an international incident by not wearing a headscarf while competing abroad, her fate is top of mind for the..