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No need for religious enforcement: Soumya Swaminathan
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 13 (ANI): In the wake of her stepping down from representing India at the Asian Team Chess Championship in Iran, chess player Soumya Swaminathan on Wednesday said that there is no need for religious or cultural enforcements in sports.
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Indian chess star withdraws from Iran event over headscarf rule
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 13 (ANI): Chess star Soumya Swaminathan has refused to be a part of the Asian Team Chess Championship, to be held in Hamadan, Iran, from July 26 to August 4, because of the compulsory-headscarf rule in the country which she said violated her personal right
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