Iranian Olympic skier Atefeh Ahmadi has quit her home country and applied for asylum in Germany, a Persian-language media outlet outside Iran reported Satu..
Iranian Olympic skier Atefeh Ahmadi has quit her home country and applied for asylum in Germany, a Persian-language media outlet outside Iran reported Saturday, publishing an emotional interview with the athlete.Ahmadi, in her early 20s, was the only Iranian woman to qualify for last year's Beijing Winter Games."I left Iran to reach my goal, but my heart is with Iran. I love my Iran. I love my people," she told London-based Iran International."If I could, I would stand by the people so that we can reach freedom together," she said.
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