BMC supports IFSC statement on Elnaz Rekabi

Posted by Emma Travers on 18/10/2022
Elnaz Rekabi (R) winning bronze at the 2021 IFSC Climbing World Championships in Moscow. Photo: IFSC

"We fully support the rights of athletes, their choices, and expression of free speech." Read the full statement from the International Federation of Sport Climbing regarding Iranian competition climber Elnaz Rekabi who competed over the weekend in the IFSC Asian Climbing Championships in Seoul, South Korea, without wearing a hijab.

READ: Official statement on IFSC website



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