The event was held on Kish Island off the southern coast of Iran, with about 2,000 women and 3,000 men competing in separate categories. During the marathon, women were wearing red T-shirts, but some of them were not wearing a hijab or any other head covering.

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Reform or rebellion? Iran arrests marathon organisers over women not wearing hijab

'Gender apartheid'? Iran proposes harsher punishment, up to 10 years in prison for violating hijab laws

Explained | A year after Mahsa Amini's death at the hands of morality police, how are Iranian women faring?

Iran installs cameras in public places to identify, penalise women defying hijab laws

Iran finds new methods to enforce Hijab law, terms it part of religious values: Reports

Gravitas: Iranian public figures stand up for women's rights