3Novices:How Laleh mowed down male opposition to become Iran's 'Speed Queen'

Trying to break into a male-dominated sport in patriarchal Iran didn't come easy for spirited motorsport enthusiast Laleh Seddigh. Disgruntled on repeatedly losing to a woman, her fellow male competitors would tamper with her brakes, put sugar in the petrol tank of her car and pair up to block her during races. But Laleh beat them all.









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