Iranian athlete Elnaz Rekabi competes through the ladies’s Boulder & Lead remaining through the IFSC Climbing Asian Championships in Seoul, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022. Rekabi might face arrest when returning house. AP
An Iranian athlete competed and not using a hijab throughout a climbing competitors in South Korea on Sunday, and now her future — and security — are unsure.
The controversy over Elnaz Rekabi not sporting the necessary head protecting comes amid ongoing protests in Iran after Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian lady, died in police custody after allegedly breaking hijab guidelines, in accordance with the Deseret Information.
In a historic transfer, Iranian athlete Elnaz Rekabi who represented Iran on the Asian Climbing Competitions finals in Seoul, competed with out hijab, disobeying the Islamic Republic's restrictions for feminine athletes. pic.twitter.com/KvxE5NoQLi
— Iran Worldwide English (@IranIntl_En) October 16, 2022
Now persons are anxious for Rekabi’s security after she left South Korea on Tuesday, a day sooner than her scheduled departure, The Washington Publish reported.
Rekabi’s pals have been unable to contact her as her telephone and passport have been allegedly confiscated from her, a supply instructed BBC Persia.
Afterwards, an apology for not sporting the necessary head protecting was posted to her Instagram, stating that the protecting “inadvertently confronted an issue” when she needed to compete sooner than scheduled.
It's unclear, nevertheless, if she posted the apology herself, in accordance with The Related Press.
Although she departed South Korea for Iran Tuesday morning, Rekabi has but to be seen or heard from, aside from her Instagram submit.
The Iranian Embassy in Seoul has denied “all of the faux, false information and disinformation,” about Rekabi’s departure, Al Jazeera reported.