Iran’s Only Female Olympic Medalist Defects, Says She Has Had Enough

Iran’s only female Olympic medalist has said on social media she had left her homeland. Taekwondo champion Kimia Alizadeh said this was because she had had enough of being used by Iranian authorities as a propaganda tool. She won a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Alizadeh implied in an Instagram post that she … Continue reading Iran’s Only Female Olympic Medalist Defects, Says She Has Had Enough