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Iranian woman rock climber after Olympics 2020

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Tehran, April 22, IRNA – The Iranian athlete Elnaz Rekabi is after gaining the right to participate in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo through 2018 Jakarta Asian Games.

‘At first glance, climbing seems to be a very tough and hard sport, but when you begin to engage in it and get to know it closer, you understand that a woman body type is not an impediment, but on the contrary it helps to pass the route more successfully and learn the secret of this sport. That’s why women all over the world engage in rock climbing equally with men and even can compete with them on the same level,’ Rekabi told Sputnik.

‘Gender is not very important in competitive climbing. Moreover, female climbing technique is so interesting that the audience sometimes prefer watching women’s competition more than men’s one.’

About 200 women annually take part in rock climbing competitions in Iran.

Rekabi is an Iranian climber who has achieved remarkable success and has risen to international fame. She noted that climbing is a unique sport, which develops not only physical strength, but also fortitude, and both of these factors are equally important for victory, wrote Sputnik.

She became interested in climbing in her youth when her brother came second in Asian competitions held in Zanjan, northwestern Iran.

She began to climb in 2001 and she has been the champion of Iran in lead climbing (when you need to reach the top of the rock within a certain time), bouldering (climbing on routes up to 6 meters and on extremely difficult routes with unbelievable inclinations) and speed climbing for already 15 years.

Rekabi has won 84 medals, eight of which have been gold ones.

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