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Thousands of women ran a marathon on Kish Island, in Iran – without a hijab – in what many saw as a sign of the social and cultural shift in the country.

Footage showed the runners dressed in red T-shirts and letting their hair free at the start of the competition on Friday before they later posed with their medals.

It has since emerged that Iranian authorities arrested two organisers for allowing unveiled women to compete in the race, which was attended by more than 25,000 tourists.

The dress code violations by participants were compared to ‘nudity’. The Tasnim news agency said the event did not fit ‘official frameworks’ and accused Kish Free Zone and sports official

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