Now climbing champion Elnas Rekabi is threatened with being excluded from the Iranian national team.
It is unclear whether Rekabi will return to Iran after the silent protest.
pop. /(dpa) Iran’s climbing champion Elnas Rekabi took off the headscarf that is obligatory for Iranian athletes in the final of the Asian Championships in Seoul. Iranian media reacted with outrage to the incident. “It remains to be seen how the Ministry of Sport will react to this action,” wrote the pro-government newspaper Hamshahri on Monday.