Iranian climber ‘apologises’ after competing without headscarf

Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi competes in South Korea (Rhea Khang/International Federation of Sport Climbing via AP)

An online post on the account of an Iranian climber offered an apology after she appeared without a headscarf at a competition in South Korea.

Farsi-language media outside Iran warned that Elnaz Rekabi may have been forced to leave early by Iranian officials and could face arrest back home, which Tehran quickly denied.