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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.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. Wholesale Soccer Jerseys Online . -- Ryan Blaney provided more evidence that Penske Racings No. Cheap Borussia Dortmund Jerseys China .J. -- Josh Cribbs was in the Pro Bowl in February and out of a job six months later. http://www.cheapsoccerchina.com/ . -- Charlie Graham stopped 67 shots as the Belleville Bulls edged the visiting Guelph Storm 6-5 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. Cheap Soccer Jerseys Outlet . According to a report from the Vancouver Province, the Lions are expected to replace former DC Rich Stubler with defensive backs coach Mark Washington. Cheap Soccer Jerseys For Sale MANCHESTER, England -- After an offseason of heavy spending, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is to set about trimming his squad -- and one player whose future could be in doubt is goalkeeper Joe Hart.Guardiola was asked Friday how central Hart was to City and the England international was hardly given a ringing endorsement.Im so happy about his qualities, his behavior, what he means to this club, Guardiola said. After, we are going to decide inside the doors (of the club). Now, he is a player of us.City has been linked with a move for goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, who plays for Guardiolas former club Barcelona and is more comfortable than Hart with the ball at his feet. Its a quality that Guardiola likes in a goalkeeper, so attacks can be built from the back.Hart has been with City since 2006, and is Englands undisputed No. 1. However, he had a disappointing campaign for England during the European Championship, blamed for two of the goals conceded -- including Icelands winner in the embarrassing last-16 exit to the smallest nation in the competition.Guardiola said he would be busy shuffling his squad until the last day of the transfer window, with one of the priorities getting the numbers down from the 28 or 29 he says he has at his disposal. Samir Nasri and Wilfried Bony could also be set to leave City, having been left off the squad for the upcoming Champions League playoff against Steaua Bucharest.We have to reduce our squad, Guardiola said.City has spent around $200 million this offseason in signing eight players -- the latest being center back John Stoness from Everton for a fee of $62 million on Tuesday.ddddddddddddStones is another technically gifted player. And while doubts have been cast about his defensive qualities, Stones is the type of ball-player that Guardiola likes having at center back.With his ability to build up (play), with his intelligence to read the next step, the next pass, behind the line, I think he is a good, good, good player so we are happy to have him, Guardiola said.Stones may be handed his debut against Sunderland on Saturday, in Guardiolas first competitive game in charge of City.Of course, there is a lack of time, its true, Guardiola said. But he reads the game. The people who are intelligent, they read exactly what is going on, what they have to do. John Stones, that is why we took him. I think hes ready.City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak visited the club this week, and chatted to the new players during training. He will be at Etihad Stadium for the Sunderland game, which begins possibly the most exciting era in Citys history.City is the favorite to win the Premier League title, but Guardiola doesnt expect the team to be at its best immediately.To create something, we need time, to create something with ideas to attack we need time, he said. But to play with soul and something inside, we dont need time.Tomorrow we dont know if everyone is going to play good or if we will get the result, but I will not accept not playing with soul. We can do that from the first day. ' ' '