• Boxer defied Iranian rules over women’s sporting dress
Sadaf Khadem, the first female Iranian boxer to win an overseas fight, intends to stay in France, where she fought last weekend, after an arrest warrant was issued by her country.
Khadem and her trainer, Mahyar Monshipour, are in Poitiers and had been expected to return to Tehran after the win over Anne Chauvin. The 24-year-old, who works as a fitness trainer in Tehran, had defied her country’s rule that female athletes should dress in line with Islamic laws. Khadem was bare-headed and wore shorts for the bout in Royan.
Written by AFP
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/apr/17/sadaf-khadem-iranian-boxer-halts-return-arrest-clothing under the title “Boxer Sadaf Khadem cancels return to Iran after arrest warrant issued”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
