For female athletes from countries with grim track records on women’s rights, deciding on whether to represent your country can be a fraught decision. Since the last Olympics, held in 2021, both Afghanistan and Iran have seen fresh and heavy blows to the rights and freedoms of women and girls in the country, including athletes. Amnesty International recently called for “the institutionalized and systematic domination and oppression of women, girls and LGBTI people” in both countries to be recognised as “gender apartheid.” Former athletes from both countries have even called for the Afghan and …