Iranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi cheered as she returns to Tehran after explaining her hijab 'inadvertently' fell off during competition in South KoreaIranian competitive climber Elnaz Rekabi has received a hero's welcome on her return to Tehran after competing in South Korea without wearing a mandatory headscarf required of female athletes from the Islamic Republic.Key points:- It's unclear where she went after leaving the cheering crowd at the airport- She apologised for "getting everyone worried" before flying home to Iran- The BBC reported Elnaz Rekabi left South Korea a day earlier than scheduledVideo shared online showed large crowds gathered early on Wednesday (local time) at Imam Khomeini International Airport outside of Tehran.She received flowers from an onlooker and then repeated what had been posted on Instagram that not wearing the hijab was "unintentional" and her travel had been as previously planned.Hijab had 'inadvertently' fallen offBefore returning to Iran, Rekabi said in a post on her Instagram story on Tuesday that she competed without a hair covering because her hijab had "inadvertently" fallen off during the competition.Rekabi's display without a hijab came as protests rang out across Iran against the death of Mahsa Amini, who was detained by the country's morality police over her clothing and died in custody."