Rekabi is believed to be one of the first Iranian female athletes to disobey the hijab requirement.
Elnaz Rekabi representing Iran during the International Federation of Sport Climbing's Asian Championships in Seoul on Oct. 16, 2022.A female athlete from Iran did not wear a hijab at an international competition over the weekend in open defiance of her country's mandate, amidIranian sport climber Elnaz Rekabi, 33, was seen competing without the Islamic headscarf at the International Federation of Sport Climbing's Asian Championships in Seoul on Sunday.
Elnaz Rekabi representing Iran during the International Federation of Sport Climbing's Asian Championships in Seoul on Oct. 16, 2022.Rekabi got to the final round of the weeklong annual Asian Championships and finished in fourth place on Sunday. The Iran Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Federation announced the result on its website alongside an undated image of Rekabi wearing a hijab.
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