{"id":102944,"date":"2022-10-20T18:01:03","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T18:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/climber-elnaz-rekabi-cheered-at-iran-airport-after-hijab-incident-but-safety-still-in-question\/"},"modified":"2022-10-20T18:01:03","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T18:01:03","slug":"climber-elnaz-rekabi-cheered-at-iran-airport-after-hijab-incident-but-safety-still-in-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/climber-elnaz-rekabi-cheered-at-iran-airport-after-hijab-incident-but-safety-still-in-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Climber Elnaz Rekabi cheered at Iran airport after hijab incident, but safety still in question"},"content":{"rendered":"
Elnaz Rekabi, a 33-year-old Iranian professional rock climber who didn’t wear a hijab during a competition in South Korea, returned to her family in Iran despite reports she would be jailed for violating her country’s head-covering law for women. However, there are still concerns about her safety.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI came back to Iran with peace of mind although I had a lot of tension and stress,\u201d Rekabi told state-run news agencies <\/a>after she landed in Tehran. \u201cBut so far, thank god nothing has happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
A large crowd received Rekabi at Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran when she arrived Wednesday morning, according to the BBC. She was met with cheers of “Elnaz is a heroine” before reuniting with her family.<\/p>\n
Despite the warm reception, there remain a lot of questions about Rekabi’s well-being.<\/p>\n
Although the International Federation of Sport Climbing wrote in a statement they “received clear assurance that Ms. Rekabi will not suffer any consequences, her decision not to wear a hijab<\/a> during IFSC’s Asian Championships in Seoul, South Korea, is reportedly being investigated<\/a> by the government.<\/p>\n