ASCHAFFENBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Iranian female Olympic medal winner Kimia Alizadeh has been granted refugee status in Germany and aims to compete in the Olympic Refugee Team under a white flag in Tokyo this summer. "Taekwondo changed my life," Alizadeh told Reuters. The young athlete plans to join the Olympic Refugee Team, which will be picked in June from a group of 55 athletes in 12 sports. Germany's Taekwondo Union said its president had contacted the interior minister over Alizadeh's refugee status last summer, adding that Alizadeh was Germany's third refugee athlete. The important thing is that I can have my personal life and my sport life together," Alizadeh said.

Source: The Star March 02, 2021 15:56 UTC