Iran's lone female Olympic medalist said she wants to compete for Germany after defecting from her country earlier this month and blasting the "hypocrisy" of Iranian lawmakers. Kimia Alizadeh said she hopes to continue her taekwondo career in Germany while trying to rebuild her life. Alizadeh went to the Netherlands before heading to Germany this week to meet with taekwondo officials there. In September, former world judo champion Saeed Mollaei moved to Germany after walking off the Iranian team at the world championships in Japan. He cited pressure from Tehran to withdraw from competition so as not to compete against an Israeli athlete.

Source: Fox News January 24, 2020 23:03 UTC