Iranian women no longer barred from weightlifting

EghtesadOnline: A weightlifting official said on Saturday that women's participation in weightlifting was approved under the condition of observing Islamic Hijab.

News ID: ۷۴۲۳۸۰

25 June 2017

Head of Razavi Khorasan Province Weightlifting Committee Ehsan Qasemi told reporters, “The issue had been discussed for three years before reaching a final decision in early fall 2016.”

Women can take part in weightlifting from July 23, 2017, according to IRNA.