Sabzkar Marzieh, an Iranian judoka who competes in the over 78 kilos, was not allowed to enter the tatami at the International University Sports Festival held in Yekaterinburg because he refused to take off his hijab. It has been reported DEA News referring to the press service of the event.
“The Iranian judoka was not allowed to fight because he refused to take off his hijab before entering the tatami. There is a headscarf wrestling ban in the IJF rules, this is traumatic,” he said.
The International University Sports Festival hosts competitions in 14 sports, including badminton, 3×3 basketball, boxing, volleyball, futsal, judo, swimming, diving, sambo, table tennis, tennis, wrestling, taekwondo, rhythmic gymnastics.
The festival will end on August 31.
Former foreign swimmer I couldn’t do it Swim to the finish line at a college sports festival.