A cheering crowd welcomed home Iranian sports climber Elnaz Rekabi at a Tehran airport on Wednesday, after she competed in South Korea without a hijab, media in the Islamic Republic reported. Rekabi wore only a headband during the Asian Championships in Seoul on Sunday, in what was seen by some as a gesture of solidarity with month-long protests in Iran over the death of Mahsa Amini after her arrest for allegedly failing to wear her hijab 'correctly'. The move was a breach of the Islamic Republic's mandatory dress rules of compulsory headscarf for women which also apply to all female athletes when competing abroad. Rekabi, 33, was seen arriving at Imam Khomeini Intern
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