Top powerlifter told by airline to prove she’s a woman or she can’t board flight

mirror.co.uk – By Kelly-Ann Mills and Will Stewart – A world famous female powerlifter has spoken of her horror at being told she was banned from boarding a plane until she could prove she was a woman. Anna Turaeva was subjected to intimate questions in front of other passengers on a scheduled flight, as security staff believed she was a man.

The 42-year-old sportswoman, who has a string of records and medals representing her country, told how she was initially barred from flying with Russian airline Utair from St Petersburg to her home city Krasnodar via Moscow.

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