Iranian women athletes struggle with dress code

Like being a woman in sports isn’t hard enough without having to worry about a burka.

Women in Iran, even those participating in sporting events, have to cover body contours and hair with long gowns and scarves so that they are properly covered in front of “strange men” in public.
The restrictions make it impossible for Iranian sportswomen, including those in judo, karate, taekwondo and horse jumping, to attend international competitions.
In order to tackle this problem, women’s activist and head of Women’s Sports Federation Faezeh Hashemi arranges games for Muslim women in which they can compete internationally without being watched by a male audience and TV cameras.

Talk about jumping through hoops. Jeez.