She was wearing red shorts, green shirt and a white belt on the stomach. The iranian national colors from head to toe.
Sadaf Khadem represented his home country after all rules of art, when she on Saturday in the French town of Royan was the first female iranian boxer, who participated in an official boxing match.
The 24-year-old iranis could, indeed, allow themselves to shelf as the victor after the match, where she defeated the frenchman Anne Chauvin.
But instead of flying back to Iran and be the shelf to have represented his country in the most beautiful way, so sits she now in France and the fear that she, in spite of his efforts, stands to be punished when she again put her feet in Tehran.
According to the BBC was Sadaf Khadem on the way to the airport, along with his trainer, the iranian-born frenchman, Mahyar Monshipour, warned that the iranian authorities had issued an arrest warrant on her.
Her crime is supposed to consist in, to her clothing, despite the well-chosen colours, exceeds the limits of how women should appear in public in accordance with Iranian law.
I participated in a legally approved battle in France. But since I was wearing shorts and t-shirt, which is perfectly normal in most parts of the world, then I have violated my country’s rules.
– I was not wearing the hijab, and I have been trained by a man. It is there anyone who does not look so easy, she said to the BBC.
Sadaf Khadem receive the instructions of his trainer Mahyar Monshipour, who, in addition to trænergerningen, also acts as an adviser to the French sports minister. Photo: Stephane Mahe/Ritzau Scanpix
Just the possibility of boxes wearing the hijab was or something, as the international bokseforbund, AIBA, gave the law to so late as in the month of February. But Sadaf Khadem chose not to make use of the opportunity, and it may now come to cost her.
According to iranian law, girls and women all the way down to nine years, punishable by between ten days and two months in prison, if they show themselves in public without headgear.
A spokesman from the iranian embassy in Paris said Wednesday, according to Reuters, that he could not comment on whether the Khadem stood to be arrested if she returns to Iran.