The Open Stadiums Twitter account identifies itself as “A movement of Iranian Women seeking to end discrimination and let women attend stadiums.”Sports Newsletter Get the big sports news, highlights and analysis from Times journalists, with distinctive takes on games and some behind-the-scenes surprises, delivered to your inbox every week. The FIVB has pushed Iranian officials to make concessions for women. “Honestly, when I saw their statement, I said, If FIVB were Pinocchio, their nose was from Lausanne to Tehran,” said a 32-year-old Iranian woman who represents a group called Open Stadiums. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe case prompted the FIVB president, Ary Graca, to urge Iranian officials to release her. In 2012, the longtime ban on women from soccer matches in Iran was extended to volleyball.

Source: New York Times July 02, 2016 17:59 UTC