The refugee with Olympic dreams
Meet Iran's only female Olympic medalist
Location: Aschaffenburg, Germany
Kimia Alizadeh won a bronze medal in taekwondo at the 2016 Olympics
She fled Iran for Germany in 2020 where she was granted refugee status
She now plans to join the Olympic Refugee Team in Tokyo
(SOUNDBITE) (English) IRANIAN TAEKWONDO KIMIA ALIZADEH, SAYING:
"You know, when your mind is calm and nothing in your mind you can train way better. You can focus on your competition and training and now everything is OK. And the important thing is that now I can have my personal life and my sports life together and that is important point."
