tanya hemanth, Tanya Hemanth: Heavy protest in Iran, but Indian shuttler handed over hijab before coming on podium – indian winner tanya hemanth asked to wear headscarf for medal ceremony in tehran iran

Bengaluru: Iran is not learning despite strong protests from women and the shameful situation around the world. Indian shuttlers Tanya Hemant, who became the dusty champion in the Iran Fajr International Challenge badminton tournament, had to wear a hijab while going to the podium to collect the medal. Won the singles title.

When she was going to the podium to collect the gold medal, she had to wear a hijab. Second seed Tanya, 19, who trains at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, defeated defending champion and compatriot Tasnim Mir in 30 minutes. The Bengaluru girl registered a comfortable win in the first game, the top seed caused a slight upset in the second game but took the game 21-7, 21-11. Apparently the organizers asked Tanya to wear a headscarf to the medal ceremony. Something similar happened with Tasneem last year too, when the player from India (Gujarat) won the gold medal.

Badminton sources told The Times of India that the organizers had made it clear that headscarves were mandatory for women medal winners, although there was no mention of a podium dress code in the tournament’s prospectus. He told- The Badminton World Federation’s competition rules in the prospectus talk about clothing rules, which are common in tournaments around the world. While we knew that headscarves were mandatory when women were out in Tehran, there was no specific mention about their use during the tournament.

Female shuttlers did not face such restrictions (leggings or headscarf) during their matches but no male spectators were allowed to watch them play. A sticker at the entry gate, which read ‘No males allowed’, did not discriminate between a female player’s coach or her parents. Both were barred from entering the stadium as they were men. Interestingly, the tournament included mixed doubles (i.e. pairs of girls and boys play together), reportedly for the first time and was attended by 10 pairs from around the world.

Sources told that the women’s program was in the morning and men’s in the afternoon. Only female spectators were allowed to watch the women’s matches. Also, all match officials in women’s matches were women. The male parents who accompanied their daughters to the meet did not get to watch a single match. Only during mixed doubles were male and female players seen together on the court.
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