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Iran in ‘shock’ as its only female Olympic medalist appears to flee country
Times of Israel ^ | Jan 10, 2020

Posted on 01/10/2020 6:59:48 AM PST by nuconvert

Concern mounted Thursday in Iran over the fate of the Islamic republic’s only woman to have won an Olympic medal, who is believed to want to settle in The Netherlands.

Kimia Alizadeh clinched a taekwondo bronze medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016, drawing praise from her compatriots including the country’s President Hassan Rouhani and even conservatives in the Islamic Republic.

In keeping with Iran’s strict Muslim custom, Alizadeh, then 18, competed wearing a head scarf over her taekwondo uniform and protective gear.

There were high hopes she would compete at the Tokyo Olympics later this year and bring home another medal, but it appears this is not to be.

The semi-official ISNA news agency on Thursday carried a report saying: “Shock for Iran’s Taekwondo. Kimia Alizadeh has emigrated to The Netherlands.”

(excerpt) ISNA and several other media believe that Alizadeh, who is reportedly training in The Netherlands, is hoping to compete in Tokyo but not under the Iranian flag.

(more at link)


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: djibouti; eritrea; hassannasrallah; hezbollah; iran; japan; kimiaalizadeh; lebanon; netherlands; olympics; sudan; taekwondo; tokyo; yemen
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1 posted on 01/10/2020 6:59:48 AM PST by nuconvert
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To: nuconvert

Are we sure it’s really a female?

You never know these days.


2 posted on 01/10/2020 7:00:33 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: nuconvert

From one islamic country to another.


3 posted on 01/10/2020 7:02:16 AM PST by 2banana (My common ground with islamic terrorists - they want to die for allah and we want to kill them.)
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4 posted on 01/10/2020 7:03:51 AM PST by knarf (I say things that are true.... I have no proof, but they're true.)
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To: knarf

Well that cleared that up. /s


5 posted on 01/10/2020 7:05:19 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: nuconvert

100 yard dash for the border?


6 posted on 01/10/2020 7:10:25 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Decade of decision for America)
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To: a fool in paradise

I say guilty.


7 posted on 01/10/2020 7:22:22 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: nuconvert

The burka slows they down... glad she got away.


8 posted on 01/10/2020 7:22:52 AM PST by Boomer ('Democrat' is now synonymous with 'corrupt')
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To: nuconvert

Just make some new ones out of dudes.

It’s the in thing!


9 posted on 01/10/2020 7:28:42 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: nuconvert

The dimoKKKRATS and the media are greatly saddened by this news.


10 posted on 01/10/2020 7:29:20 AM PST by Parley Baer
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To: 2banana

“From one islamic country to another.”

I’d laugh if that weren’t true and so, so sad.


11 posted on 01/10/2020 7:34:13 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: nuconvert

Oh great. Not only is she a muslim, but she can kick my butt.


12 posted on 01/10/2020 7:42:15 AM PST by moovova
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To: nuconvert

Best run she has ever made. At least she had the ability to get out of that rat hole.


13 posted on 01/10/2020 8:02:34 AM PST by rstrahan
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To: nuconvert

They’ll have her assassinated, and there’s plenty of muslims in the Netherlands who will do it.


14 posted on 01/10/2020 8:11:46 AM PST by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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At least she had the ability to get out of that rat hole.

Pretty much anyone can leave if they have somewhere to go.

It isn't North Korea.

15 posted on 01/10/2020 8:14:28 AM PST by semimojo
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To: nuconvert

Is Iran going to launch some poorly aimed missiles toward a US base over this?


16 posted on 01/10/2020 8:43:45 AM PST by mikey_hates_everything
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To: a fool in paradise

“And now, for my next impression, Jesse Owens.”


17 posted on 01/10/2020 8:44:13 AM PST by FirstFlaBn
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To: dfwgator

Once she goes white, the rest aint right /sarc of course


18 posted on 01/10/2020 8:55:55 AM PST by aces (and)
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To: nuconvert

I wonder how many of those Iranians on the plane Iran shot down ere REALLY fleeing the country for good???


19 posted on 01/10/2020 9:14:15 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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She is identifying as a female. Today.

I identify as a ham sandwich.


20 posted on 01/10/2020 9:17:11 AM PST by WakeUpAndVote
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