PORTRAIT. Can a ponytailed wall climber even subdue the Iranian regime? Resistance symbol Elnaz Rekabi (33) was never allowed to train with men: “Women can climb even better than men” | More Sports

A headscarf, whether consciously or not, was all that Iranian wall climber Elnaz Rekabi (33) needed to stir up the unrest in her home country. Playing sports with bare hair – as Rekabi did last Sunday in South Korea at the Asian Championship – is one of the most serious offenses that Iranian women can commit. It instantly turned Rekabi into a resistance heroine. Although the Iranian regime is now also making every effort to embrace her again. Or better: to keep pace.


Stefan Vanderstraeten

21-10-22, 05:45



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