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2016 Rio Olympic Security Reportedly Asks Iranian Volleyball Fan to Remove Sign

Olympic officials reportedly attempted to remove an Iranian woman from a men's volleyball match Saturday in Rio de Janeiro because she was holding a sign that said, "Let Iranian women enter their stadiums," and wearing a shirt bearing the same phrase, according to Janie McCauley of the Associated Press.

The fan, Darya Safai, described the situation, per McCauley:

They said they didn't want the sign in front of the cameras and they asked us to leave. They even tried to impress me with military people. I think it is a pity they always listen to what the regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran says.