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Charlie Lyon

Female Iranian climber reportedly forced to move to Spain following backlash after competing without covering her hair

Elnaz Rekabi competes during the women's boulder semi-finals of the IFSC Climbing World Championships in Bern, Switzerland.

A female climber from Iran is thought to have been forced to leave her home country following persecution after she competed internationally without covering her hair.

According to the Daily Mail, in an Instagram post the brother of Elnaz Rekabi, Davood, recently wrote: 'I wish this was a better place for you, so that missing you like this would not weigh on our hearts.'

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