Iran Fajr International: Indian shuttler Tanya Hemnath won the title at the Iran Fijr International Badminton tournament on Sunday. The Bengaluru-based shuttler’s victory was however overshadowed by the act of the tournament organisers. During the medals ceremony, Tanya was forced to wear ‘hijab’ before receiving her gold medal. This comes at a time when the anti-hijab protest by women in Iran has been going on for the last few months in the country. Follow Badminton News and LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Iran Fajr International: Indian shuttler Tanya Hemnath ‘forced’ to wear hijab after winning gold in Iran Fijr International – Check Out
19-year old Tanya Hemnath won her career’s second International challenge title on Sunday. She defeated fellow Indian Tasnim Mir, who was the top seed 21-7, 21-11 in straight games to win the title. During the medals ceremony, Tanya Hemnath was asked to get onto the podium only with a headscarf (hijab).
Iran is currently in turmoil due to the anti-hijab protests from the women of the country. Iranian women are protesting for several months against the nation’s law that has made it compulsory for them to wear the headscarfs. Irrespective of the protests, the organisers of the Iran Fijr International has made it mandatory for players from other countries as well to wear the hijab before collecting the medals.
International Challenge : Iran Fajr 2023
Second seeded Tanya Hemanth def fellow Indian and top seeded Tansim Mir by 21-7 21-11 to won women single title
First Indian to won title in 2023 (International events) pic.twitter.com/g8spKKHMVj
— Sports India (@SportsIndia3) February 5, 2023
The players however faced no such restrictions during the matches. “The prospectus talked about the clothing rules in the Badminton World Federation’s competition regulations. It is mostly common in tournaments around the world. While we knew that headscarves were a must when women stepped out in Tehran, there was no particular mention about their use during the tournament,” quoted TOI from a source.
Also the tournament organisers did not allow men to watch the women’s matches. Even the male parents who accompanied their daughters weren’t allowed to watch their matches. All the officials for the match were also women.
Tanya Hemanth winner of #IranFajrInternationalChallenge at Tehran was asked to wear a hijab (Headscarf )before she stepped onto the Podium for gold
Our cricketers can say no to Tika and we can’t say no to Hijab.
That’s the differenceWe are blessed to be INDIAN pic.twitter.com/97yfK4pDel
— pratap (@perfetoblues) February 6, 2023
Some fans in social media compared the player obeying the rules of the organisers to Indian cricketers refusing tilak on the forehead much recently. A fans wrote ” Our cricketers can say no to Tika and we can’t say no to Hijab. That’s the difference. We are blessed to be Indians.”
Tanya Hemanth was asked to wear a headscarf for medal ceremony in Tehran.
Discussions whether it’s ok for cricketers to refuse टीका on their forehead, as a part of welcoming ceremony, happens only in India.
Everywhere else, you just follow the instructions. मना कर के दिखाओ 🤔
— Knotty Commander (@KnottyCommander) February 6, 2023
After her victory, Tanya Hemnath said that she wore the hijab as a mark of respect to the host nation. With the win, Tanya’s ranking is expected to go up 13 places higher to No.60.
Iran Fajr International: Indian shuttler Tanya Hemnath ‘forced’ to wear hijab after winning gold in Iran Fijr International – Check Out
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