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| Lun 05 Mar, 2007 12:24 am Iran's speed queen |
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Iran's speed queen
As a child she competed with the boys and stole dad's car. Now Laleh Seddigh beats men on the racetrack, defying convention to become a champion driver. Hollywood is chasing her - but not everyone in Tehran welcomes her success. Interview by Robert Tait
Sunday March 4, 2007
The Observer
One afternoon in September last year, Laleh Seddigh was preparing to race at Tehran's Azadi stadium when she was stopped by an official. Seddigh is one of the most celebrated sportswomen in the Islamic Republic of Iran and certainly its most successful and flamboyant racing driver. But that day she feared her short but dazzling career, which had delighted and inspired millions of her female compatriots, was coming to an abrupt end - because, it seemed, she had insulted male pride. 'One thing that was said to me was that men who had been racing in the sport for years were complaining about how they had never had the kind of attention that I was now getting,' she told me recently.
'I had registered and my car, a 1600cc Peugeot 206, had been checked and passed by the technicians. I did everything correctly and very quietly. The announcer called my name and I started out to the track. But as I was about to enter, they closed the door on me. They said they didn't know why but the head of the federation had decided I wasn't allowed to participate.' Seddigh could have been forgiven for losing her composure. 'I was angry, but I stayed calm. I was careful not to burn my bridges.' |
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