India’s Tanya Hamet had to follow some strict Islamic rules in the Iran Fajr International Challenge badminton tournament in Tehran.
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young badminton players of india Tanya Hemant won the gold medal in the women’s singles category of the Iran Fajr International Challenge held in Tehran. It was a very special moment for Tanya, who trains at the Prakash Padukone Academy. She won this title by defeating India’s Tasneem Mir. However, Tanya had to put a scarf on her head to go to the podium to take the gold medal. This was one of the strange conditions of the organizers of this tournament.
Islamic laws are followed very strictly in Iran. They do not relax the rules even for those coming from other countries. This is the reason that whenever there is a tournament in this country, along with Iran, players from other countries also have to follow strict rules, irrespective of their religion.
Tanya had to cover her head
times of India According to the news, the organizers had made a rule that all the women players who go to the podium to collect the medal will have to keep a scarf or scarf on their head. Although all this was not written in the prospectus of the tournament. The prospectus had the same rules that are followed in badminton tournaments around the world. When Tasmin won this title last year, she had to do the same.
men banned in women’s match
Apart from this, there were many strange rules in the tournament. No man was allowed to enter the stadium during the match of women players. Be it the father of the player or the coach. From the referee to the umpire in the stadium, all were women. A sticker was put on the entry gate, on which it was written, ‘Entry of men is prohibited’. Men were only allowed to watch matches of men’s singles and mixed doubles players. This is the first time when the mixed doubles event was held in this tournament.
Strict rules for Iranian players
Iran’s women players are not allowed to go to any other country and play without hijab. Nor can she wear shorts or skirts. They get a chance to participate in the tournament on the condition that they will wear clothes that cover the whole body. For the past several months, demonstrations have been going on in Iran regarding the hijab, which has been supported by women from all over the world. In such a situation, it is possible that the situation will change in the coming time.