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Taekwondo star Aliyah Shipman, who is Muslim and Haitian-American, has long dreamed of representing Haiti in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. However, the 18-year-old claims those aspirations are now being stifled by the United States Olympic Committee, which questioned her eligibility and background.  WRLN reported the Florida-based athlete and her family has since taken legal action against the U.S. Olympic bodies for the matter Shipman described as “a nightmare” and “one of the worse things I had to ever go through.” She continued, “The happiest day of my life is when I qualified for the Olympics, so just having it taken away from me, it’s so much for me.”

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