Exclusive: FIFA lift Olympic dress ban on Iranian women’s team

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

May 2 – A ban on Iran’s women’s team competing in the inaugural Summer Youth Olympic Games in Singapore later this year has been lifted after a new set of clothing that complied with the Islamic dress code was proposed to FIFA, it has been claimed.

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