Kimia Alizadeh, Iran’s only female Olympic medalist who recently defected from the country, has moved to Germany, her coach said Monday. Alizadeh announced earlier this month that she had permanently ...

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 ...

One wore a veil, the other fought with her head bare. Nahid Kiyani Chandeh and Kimia Alizadeh were once friends and roommates as part of the junior Iran taekwondo team. Now an entire world separates ...

An Iranian taekwondo athlete competing for the Refugee Olympic Team made her mark at Tokyo 2020 after she defeated two-time Olympic gold medalist Jade Jones. Kimia Alizadeh beat Team Great Britain’s ...

Iran’s only female Olympic medalist said she defected from the Islamic Republic in a blistering online letter that describes herself as “one of the millions of oppressed women in Iran.” Taekwondo ...

Kimia Alizadeh won bronze in the women's Taekwondo 57-kg competition in 2016. Kimia Alizadeh, the sole woman to ever have won a medal at the Olympics for the country of Iran, has defected from the ...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Iran's only female Olympic medalist said she defected from the Islamic Republic in a blistering online letter that describes herself as "one of the millions of oppressed ...

TOKYO – There was quite a taekwondo match here Sunday: Kimia Alizadeh against the lie she used to live. Five years ago, at age 18, Alizadeh became the first woman to win an Olympic medal for Iran in ...