Iranian defector playing under Olympic Refugee team to face off against athlete from Iran
From CNN s Artemis Moshtaghian and Sugam Pokharel; previous reporting by Vasco Cotovio
Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin of the Islamic Republic of Iran celebrates during the Women s -57kg Bronze Medal Taekwondo contest in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games on August 18, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
An Iranian athlete playing under the Olympic Refugee team is competing against an Iranian player representing Iran in the taekwondo qualifying round in Tokyo on Sunday.
Kimia Alizadeh, who left Iran in 2020, will face off against Nahid Kiyani Chandeh in the 57kg category of taekwondo in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
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Canada s Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Parades defeated the Dutch duo of Katja Stam and Raisa Schoon 2-0 on Saturday in the first day of women s beach volleyball at the Tokyo Olympics.
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TOKYO Melissa Humana-Paredes waved to the crowd at Shiokaze Park stadium on Saturday, celebrating her and partner Sarah Pavan s first win at the Tokyo Olympics.
If pressed, Humana-Paredes could probably name everyone she waved to in the stands, as there were only a dozen people watching the beach volleyball tournaments. There was our support staff, our mission staff for Team Canada, and they ve all been very supportive, said Humana-Paredes. Even just seeing a couple of friendly faces makes a world of difference. I was really just soaking in that moment.
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