Friends of Elnaz Rekabi have been unable to contact athlete since Sunday, while embassy says she returned home with rest of team
A female Iranian climber who competed in an international tournament without a hijab did so because her headscarf had dropped by mistake, a post on her Instagram account has claimed.
Footage of Elnaz Rekabi, 33, scaling a wall without her head covered during an international tournament went viral, coming amid big female-led demonstrations against Iran’s clerical rulers sparked by strict Islamic rules on women’s clothing.
Written by Justin McCurry in Tokyo and Moones Mansoubi in Sydney
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/18/fears-for-iranian-climber-elnaz-rekabi-after-she-competed-in-seoul-without-a-hijab under the title “Missing Iranian climber dropped headscarf by mistake, Instagram post claims”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
