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Iran’s Only Female Olympic Medalist Defects Over ‘Lies’ and ‘Injustice’

January 13, 2020MEGAN SPECIAComments Off on Iran’s Only Female Olympic Medalist Defects Over ‘Lies’ and ‘Injustice’
Kimia Alizadeh, 21, announced her decision in an Instagram post featuring a photo from the 2016 Summer Games, where she won a bronze medal in taekwondo.
Tagged Defectors (Political), Iran, Kimia Alizadeh, Taekwondo, Women and Girls
MEGAN SPECIA
https://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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