“In 2017, I went to Iran for a promotional event and I ended up organising a public training session on the hills overlooking Tehran. “It is easier for wrestling and weightlifting because they are more in our culture,” Khadem told Reuters after a training session on Thursday. BREAK THE DAMSome women fight but the bouts are illegal and being held in Turkey with no medical insurance. In France, Khadem trained at the National Institute of Sport and was handed a French licence to practice and fight. “My parents were worried when I started boxing but they saw I was really loving it so now they are supporting me.

Source: The Express Tribune April 12, 2019 10:30 UTC