Last modified on Fri 19 Feb 2021 00.35 EST
Samira Zargari, the coach of the Iranian women’s Alpine skiing team, has been barred by her husband from travelling to Italy for the world skiing championships, according to reports in the Iranian press.
The squad left for Cortina d’Ampezzo, where the championships are being held, on Wednesday, but without Zargari, who was replaced by another athlete, Marjan Kalhor.
Iran’s pro-reform Shargh daily newspaper and the semi-official Isna news agency reported the story, but without providing details. Iran’s ski federation has also not given any information. However, under Iranian law, a married woman cannot obtain a passport or travel outside of the country without her husband’s permission.
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