Iranian female Olympian defects, calls out regime’s ‘hypocrisy’ as she exits country permanently – IOTW Report

Iranian female Olympian defects, calls out regime’s ‘hypocrisy’ as she exits country permanently

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Iran’s only female Olympic medalist has reportedly defected, posting a goodbye letter to Iran on Saturday, calling out the government’s “hypocrisy” as she announced she had permanently left the country.

“Should I start with hello, goodbye, or condolences?” Taekwondo athlete, Kimia Alizadeh, 21, posted on her Instagram in Farsi, Agence France-Presse reported.

Alizadeh did not disclose where she was going, but Iran’s ISNA news agency reported she had gone to the Netherlands, according to AFP. The Iranian report quoted Alizadeh’s coach as saying the athlete was injured and did not show up for trials ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

The Olympian’s announcement came just a day after Iranian officials admitted to downing a Ukrainian passenger plane, killing 176 people minutes after takeoff from Tehran’s international airport early Wednesday due to “human error,” thinking it was a military aircraft.

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9 Comments on Iranian female Olympian defects, calls out regime’s ‘hypocrisy’ as she exits country permanently

  1. 6’1″!!!!!! Good grief! Just a little bit of a thing with a lazy eye. I wish here a happy and safe life.
    “The first stage in the corruption of morals is the banishment of truth …”
    Michel de Montaigne

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