Thai Male Coach Wears Headscarf to Sneak Into Women's Match in Iran
Independent Aggregator of Iran-related News/Events, Kodoom.com: In perhaps the largest fiasco for Iranian sports authorities in 2017, the coach of Thailand’s female kabaddi team disguised himself as a woman to watch his players compete in Asian Women's Championships of kabaddi - a popular contact sport that is similar to a mix of rugby, wrestling and tag - in Gorgan in northern Iran.
Pictures of the coach wearing the Thai team kit and makeshift headscarves in the Gorgan city stadium have circulated on social media.
Despite pledges by reform-minded President Rohani to lift the ban, under pressure by conservative clerics, Iranian sports authorities still ban women from attending men sports and men from watching female athletes.
According to Iranian news media, the Thai coach was ordered to leave the stadium once before managing to slip back in again. In a statement, the Iranian Federation of Kabaddi described the incident as “unjustifiable” and said the man had "violated the rules of (the) host country."
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