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Another Iranian athlete challenges the regime and participates in a skating competition in Turkey without hijab, the headdress imposed on Iranian women, in solidarity with Mahsa Amini. Niloufar Mardani, a member of the national women’s speed skating team, wore black clothes with the word “Iran” on his shirt when he received the award, without covering his head with a veil, as he did a month ago in Seoul Elnaz Rekabi. the athlete who had competed without a headscarf in the climbing championships. The Ministry of Sport deplored the gesture stating that “the clothing had not been approved by the ministry”.