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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Olympic security personnel questioned a female Iranian volleyball fan Saturday when she showed up for a match holding a large sign that read Let Iranian Women Enter Their Stadiums and wearing a white T-shirt with those same words. Ben Gamel Jersey .Darya Safai, who sat in a front-row courtside seat at Maracanazinho arena and briefly cried during the ordeal because it hurts, said that Olympic officials pushed her to leave the venue but she was determined to stay put.They said they didnt want the sign in front of the cameras and they asked us to leave, said Safai, who was with friends also wearing the T-shirts. 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.This is not the first time I had this experience but I wont give up because thats what Iranian women do, they keep fighting for their rights.The International Olympic Committee bans political statements at the games.So with all the things that happened here today at Maracanazinho, I stayed inside because it is my right, she wrote in a text message to The Associated Press.Born in Tehran and now living in Belgium, the 35-year-old Safai is the founder and director of Let Iranian Women Enter Their Stadiums! and an activist against gender discrimination. Women have generally been banned or heavily restricted from attending all-male sports events in Iran.Safai plans to try to bring her cause to Maracanazinho arena again. She wore a headband with the colors of Irans flag and also face paint of the flag on each cheek.For the next game on Monday we also have tickets and we are going to do the same, Safai said.Irans volleyball team, in its first Olympics, swept Egypt in the match 3-0 for its second victory in Rio.In 2012, the longtime ban on women from soccer matches in Iran was extended to volleyball. Women have for years been trying to change the long-standing efforts by authorities to enforce strict interpretations of Islamic norms.USA Volleyball chairwoman Lori Okimura has been outspoken on the issue -- she even brought her own Let Iranian Women Enter Their Stadiums T-shirt to Brazil -- and checked in with Safai on Saturday to make sure she was OK.This is not a political statement. This is not a political issue, Okimura said. This, to me, is not about politics, its about gender. Volleyball has always been about equality, why now are we not sending that same consistent message?Women in Iran saw Safais efforts on TV and appreciated the solidarity, taking to social media to offer their support.The Olympic Spirit, which is against discrimination, is what Iranian women need in their country, Safai said. It should be the right of everyone, men and women, to attend a sports game. It is a pity that women have to travel to Brazil to watch and cheer for their national team.---Associated Press Photographer Jeff Roberson contributed to this report. Chris Capuano Jersey .J. -- Marty Brodeur beat the Pittsburgh Penguins yet again. Adrian Houser Jersey . Giroud, who wasnt in the starting lineup for two matches after allegations about his private life and a decline in form, scored twice in the first half. Tomas Rosickys chip made it 3-0 before half time at Emirates Stadium, while defender Laurent Koscielny scored an unmarked header in the second half. https://www.cheapbrewers.com/959y-freddy-peralta-jersey-brewers.html .Y. - Rob Manfred was promoted Monday to Major League Baseballs chief operating officer, which may make him a candidate to succeed Bud Selig as commissioner. Meb Keflezighi, the veteran American marathon runner, said Sunday that the 2017 New York City Marathon will be his 26th and final marathon.Keflezighi, 41, did not run this year, instead serving as one of the grand marshals of this years race. Keflezighi said he loved New York, where his marathon career began in 2002, and so Im happy to announce that the 2017 (New York City race) will be my last marathon.He also tweeted: So HHAPPY to announce that Ill conclude my marathon career at the 2017 @nycmarathon. Josh Hader Brewers Jersey. Born in Eritrea, Keflezighi became a naturalized US citizen in 1998, and went on to win two marathons (NYC in 2009 and Boston in 2014). He also won a silver medal in the event at the 2004 Athens Olympics. ' ' '