Reportedly the first iranian woman to official boxing match participated in Sadaf Khadem , 24, did not dare to return to their homeland, says, inter alia, the British broadcasting company BBC.
Khadem won the April second weekend in France organised amateur match Anne Chauvinin and planned to return after the match of Tuesday in Tehran, the Iranian capital.
Khadem were due to fly back to Iran WBA-union former world champion, the French-iranian Mahyar Monshipourin , but plans fell through at the last moment. The French L’Équipe -, according to the magazine hero against having expected the duo got in the taxi on the way to the airport to know that their wait for in Iran warrant.
Mahyar Monshipour is the early 2000s, the world champion. AOPaccording to the BBC, Iranian authorities have not commented on the matter, but Khadem himself believes that he would be arrested for their apparel and coach Monshipourin gender.
I attended the official of the match in France, but since I was wearing shorts and a t-shirt, which is totally normal the whole world's eyes, I broke my country's rules, Khadem said L’Équipelle.
If the image Khadem does not appear below, you can watch it here.
I did not have a hijab and the man coached me. Some take a dim view of.
the Iranian embassy spokesman in Paris said the news agency Reuters, that the embassy cannot comment on it, I would Khadem arrested in Iran. The iranian boxing federation, director Hossein Soori instead of saying that the khadem of the arrest would lead this country. Khadem does not belong to a union.
– the Boxing point of view all his actions are personal, Soori said.
according to the BBC, iranian women are required to compete in the covering hair, neck, hands and feet.
If the image khadem's boxing costume is not showing below, you can watch it here (Instagram).