Elnaz Rekabi information

Elnaz Rekabi
الناز رکابی
	Rekabi in 2019
Personal information
Nationality	Iran
Born	20 August 1989 (age 34); Zanjan, Iran
Height	161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Climbing career
Type of climber	Competition lead climbing; Competition bouldering; Competition speed climbing;
Medal record
Women's competition climbing
Representing Iran
World Championships
Asian Championships

Elnaz Rekabi (Persian: الناز رکابی Persian pronunciation: [elˈnɒːz ɾekɒːˈbiː]; born 20 August 1989) is an Iranian competition climber.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] She participated at the 2021 IFSC Climbing World Championships, being awarded the bronze medal in the women's combined event.^[5] Rekabi has also finished on the podium three times at the IFSC Climbing Asian Championships, with one silver and two bronze medals.^[6]

She made global headlines in 2022 when she violated Iran's mandatory hijab rule while participating in the 2022 IFSC Climbing Asian Championships in Seoul, South Korea. Occurring during the Mahsa Amini protests, it was widely interpreted as an intentional violation to signal support for the protests.^[7]

^ "Iranian climber's World Cup dream comes true". Euronews. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
^ "Iran's Elnaz Rekabi Wins Gold at Sport Climbing Asia Cup". Tasnim News Agency. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
^ "Iranian Climber Elnaz Rekabi: Gender Not Important in Competitive Climbing". Tasnim News Agency. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
^ "Rock Climber Rekabi Keen on Jakarta Asian Games, 2020 Tokyo Olympics". Financial Tribune. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
^ "Iranian woman Rekabi wins first ever medal at IFSC World Championships". Tehran Times. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
^ "Worry grows for a female Iranian athlete who climbed without a hijab". NPR. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
^ "Opinion | Why Iran's leaders are so scared of a rock climber". MSNBC.

[1] "Iranian climber's World Cup dream comes true". Euronews. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2022.

[2] "Iran's Elnaz Rekabi Wins Gold at Sport Climbing Asia Cup". Tasnim News Agency. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2022.

[3] "Iranian Climber Elnaz Rekabi: Gender Not Important in Competitive Climbing". Tasnim News Agency. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2022.

[4] "Rock Climber Rekabi Keen on Jakarta Asian Games, 2020 Tokyo Olympics". Financial Tribune. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2022.

[5] "Iranian woman Rekabi wins first ever medal at IFSC World Championships". Tehran Times. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2022.

[:0-6] "Worry grows for a female Iranian athlete who climbed without a hijab". NPR. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.

[7] "Opinion | Why Iran's leaders are so scared of a rock climber". MSNBC.

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