RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Olympic security work force scrutinized a female Iranian volleyball fan Saturday when she appeared for a match holding an extensive sign that read ''Let Iranian Women Enter Their Stadiums'' and wearing a white T-shirt with those same words. 
Darya Safai, who sat in a front-line courtside seat at Maracanazinho field and quickly cried amid the difficulty ''since it harms,'' said that Olympic authorities pushed her to leave the venue yet she was resolved to stay put.
''They said they didn't need the sign before the cameras and they requesting that we leave,'' said Safai, who was with companions likewise wearing the T-shirts. ''They even attempted to inspire me with military individuals. I think it is a compassion they generally listen to what the administration of the Islamic Republic of Iran says. Darya Safai, who sat in a front-line courtside seat at Maracanazinho field and quickly cried amid the difficulty ''since it harms,'' said that Olympic authorities pushed her to leave the venue yet she was resolved to stay put.
''This is not the first occasion when I had this experience but rather I won't surrender since that is the thing that Iranian ladies do, they continue battling for their rights.''
The International Olympic Committee bans political proclamations at the diversions.
''So with every one of the things that happened here today at Maracanazinho, I stayed inside in light of the fact that it is my right,'' she wrote in an instant message to The Associated Press.
Conceived in Tehran and now living in Belgium, the 35-year-old Safai is the originator and chief of ''Let Iranian Women Enter Their Stadiums!'' and a lobbyist against sex separation. Ladies have for the most part been banned or vigorously confined from going to every single male game occasions in Iran.
Safai arrangements to attempt to convey her cause to Maracanazinho field once more. She wore a headband with the shades of Iran's banner furthermore confront paint of the banner on every cheek.
''For the following amusement on Monday we likewise have tickets and we are going to do likewise,'' Safai said.
Iran's volleyball group, in its first Olympics, cleared Egypt in the match 3-0 for its second triumph in Rio.
In 2012, the long-lasting prohibition on ladies from soccer matches in Iran was stretched out to volleyball. Ladies have for a considerable length of time been attempting to change the long-standing endeavors by powers to authorize strict elucidations of Islamic standards.
USA Volleyball executive Lori Okimura has been candid on the issue - she even presented to her own ''Let Iranian Women Enter Their Stadiums'' T-shirt to Brazil - and checked in with Safai on Saturday to ensure she was OK.
''This is not a political proclamation. This is not a political issue,'' Okimura said. ''This, to me, is not about legislative issues, it's about sexual orientation. Volleyball has dependably been about fairness, why now would we say we are not sending that same steady message?''
Ladies in Iran saw Safai's endeavors on TV and welcomed the solidarity, taking to online networking to offer their backing.
''The Olympic Spirit, which is against separation, is the thing that Iranian ladies need in their nation,'' Safai said. ''It ought to be the privilege of everybody, men and ladies, to go to a games amusement. It is a compassion that ladies need to go to Brazil to watch and cheer for their national group.''
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