Iran Hijab Protests: Iranian athlete participated in the competition without wearing hijab, action may be taken
Iran's female mountaineer Elnaz Rikabi took part in a competition held in South Korea without wearing hijab or headscarf. This is a violation of the mandatory law in their country. Now it is feared that she may be arrested when she comes back
Abhilasha 
A female competitor from Iran in South Korea participated in the event without a hijab. Persian-language media outside Iran have expressed doubts that he will be taken into custody after his return to the country or that there will be pressure to return from South Korea prematurely.
Supported the ongoing protests in Iran
She did not wear the mandatory headscarf in her country. However, these doubts were immediately put to rest by Tehran. Elnaz Rekabi, who has won many medals in the competition, decided to leave the hijab i.e. headscarf.
Mahsa Amini died in police custody on 16 September
She has done this in support of the ongoing protests in Iran. In fact, on September 16, a 22-year-old girl, Mahsa Amini, was killed in Iranian police custody. The girl was arrested for violating the hijab law. Since then the demonstrations are going on there and this is the fifth week.
South Korea's Justice Ministry declined to confirm whether Iranian athletes are currently there or have left, citing privacy regulations. At the same time, South Korea's Foreign Ministry has also said that it will not make any statement on the matter. The 33-year-old has competed in the Asian Championships three times, and has won one silver and two bronze medals.
Rekabi was initially seen in hijab
According to the Korea Alpine Federation, the organizer of the event in Seoul, Recabi did not wear a hijab in the final of Sunday's Asia Championships. Federation officials said Rekabi initially wore a hijab during a one-week climbing event. He is in the 11-man delegation of Iran, which has eight athletes and three coaches. The federation also pointed out that there was no law requiring female athletes to wear the hijab for the event. Let us tell you that all the athletes coming from Iran do not participate in any competition outside the country without the hijab.
