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....... Based on some thoughtful decisions that have been made from the beginning of Women’s sport, this fence is wisely cracked today. Under the circumstances that the design of women’s Islamic athletic outfits has killed two birds with one stone, is it acceptable to let irrationalities be in charge of our decision-making? By doing so we guide the Iran women’s sport to the path of destruction.

It is obvious that the main difference between the past and present situations of women’s sport in Iran is in the correct path that they took in order to come out of that limiting fence. The Idea of women’s Islamic athletic outfit that allows them to appear in international fields not only is a plus point for the Islamic Republic government but also it permits women’s athletes to be come a role model for the younger generation of women in Iran. Add to these the advantages that international appearance of Iran women’s athletic teams bring forth. With a good reputation other foreign and international teams in various athletic field will accept Iran as the host country for many sport events.

It is possible that either Iran sport’s authorities are not aware of the direct link between a good reputation and women’s sport improvement or they only seek to have a good reputation on men’s division. Here it is necessary to keep in mind the recent FIFA decision based on the Iran’s ignorance of football regulations and the issue of banding women audiences from the stadiums.

Iran-India return match, which was held in Tehran’s Ararat stadium gave us a good chance to achieve some of these goals: 1- Establish a happy and enjoyable atmosphere for women audiences to cheer and support their national team. 2- using the advantage of being the event’s host and invite more and more people to the stadium. 3- Create an impressive memory for the gust team. 4- benefit from both national and international news coverage. But unfortunately we did not use any of these advantages. What the physical and athletic education organization did was denying entrance to any media photographer, employing a tough security on audiences and discharging Iran’s head coach from the field. The non-Islamic outfit of Indian players is not and should not be our problem. If we want to gain the international respect for our religious merits we need to respect the other side wills and preferences. India women’s national football team has its outfit too and their pictures in out there in the media, we should not let their merits be an obstacle for Iran’s team; allowing that to happen just get us back to that gigantic fence and in that closed circle.

Let’s be honest with ourselves: if we want to have a professional women’s sport within and outside Iran, we need to start to learn the alphabet of becoming a professional. We cannot enter the professional level with the closed eyes: Let’s be professional!

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