The family home of Iranian sports climber Elnaz Rekabi has been demolished, according to IranWire, the pro-reform news agency, after she rose to global prominence this fall. To climb her in the competition with her head uncovered without wearing a headscarf.
According to what was reported in “CNN” CNN American, Rikabi competed without her hijab in South Korea in October when anti-Iranian protests swept after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while she was being held by the morality police for allegedly not wearing a hijab properly.
Some Iranian demonstrators saw my stirrup as a symbol of the national uprising demanding more freedoms for women. However, human rights groups have expressed concerns for her safety when she returned to Tehran.
From the Iranian masses receiving my passengers at the airport
Footage obtained by “CNN” from “Iran Wire” shows a destroyed structure and medals on the ground. The man who filmed the video described what happened to the house. The video also shows Rekabi’s brother, Daoud, crying. Daoud Rekabi is himself a climbing champion with ten gold medals to his name, according to Iran Wire.
The man filming the video says: “This is the result of living in this country. A hero with kilos of medals is treated like this.. He worked hard to make this country proud. But they pepper him, demolished a 39 square meter house and left. What can I say ?”
Screenshots of Rickaby have gone viral yet Taking off her headscarf while competing in Seoul on social media It made international headlines. When she returned to Iran, videos posted on social media revealed her being greeted by crowds chanting “recovery heroine” at Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran.
“I am endlessly grateful for your support, all of the Iranian people, athletes and non-athletes, and all of the international community,” the climber wrote on Instagram later that week.
Rekabi suggested, both on her Instagram account and in interviews with state media, that she accidentally entered the competition without her veil, which Iran imposes on women representing the country abroad.
However, it is not clear whether Rekabi’s statements were coerced.