Iranian athlete Sadaf Khadem, who is engaged in the martial arts, faces a prison term in Iran. According to media reports, the authorities decided to arrest a woman for entering the ring without the hijab. ...
It is reported that the Federation of Amateur Boxing of Iran did not intervene in the case and said that the boxer was a private individual at the competition.
Khadem is the first athlete from Iran, who managed to win the international boxing match.
Sadaf Khadem fought in France in mid-February. After receiving information that she might be arrested in her own country, she refused to return to Tehran.