Iran: where did climbing champion Elnaz Rekabi go?

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The fate of the Iranian champion, the first woman in her country to have dared to participate in a competition without a compulsory veil, is unknown.

By Armin Arefi

Lhe Iranian sportswoman has gone down in history. By participating in the Asian Barehead Climbing Championships on Sunday, October 16, Elnaz Rekabi became the first woman from her country to compete under the colors of the Islamic Republic without the compulsory veil required by her federation, including outside the country’s borders. . If the young woman only finished fourth in the competition, organized this year in Seoul, South Korea, she has aroused the admiration of many of her compatriots while Iran has been the scene for a month of demonstrations without precedent against the regime.

Her gesture was all the more appreciated as it is one of the symbols of the protest against the Islamic Republic, where many Iranian women take off their veils in the middle of the street, as a sign of…

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