Iranian wrestler who saw ayatollah abuse athletes defends American women speaking out against trans inclusion

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Former Iranian wrestling champion Sardar Pashaei witnessed female athletes fromhis countryface lashings simply for being seen without a hijab.

Now, he is also witnessing mistreatment offemale athletes in Americain a different way.

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Pashaei, who won the 1998 World Youth Wrestling Championship, has also urged theInternational Olympic Committee (IOC)to exercise vigilance in protecting the women’s category.

“I think the International Olympic Committee should pay attention to this and also based on the scientific norm, try to create an equal field opportunity for everybody to compete,” he said.

“And everybody should compete in the sport in the field in the level that they are supposed to be in.And I know this is becoming complicated but I think every athlete in the world, they want to have a fair game to compete.”

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A recent poll by the Center Square Voters’ Voice found 68% of registered voters support the Supreme Court upholding state bans on trans athletes in women’s sports.The poll had 2,659 respondents, including 952 Republicans, 934 Democrats, and 773 Independents.

In the poll, 88% of Republican voters supported upholding state bans on transgender women competing in women’s sports whereas 49% of Democrat voters said the same.

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