{"id":44509,"date":"2024-08-10T16:22:29","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T11:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=44509"},"modified":"2024-08-10T16:22:29","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T11:22:29","slug":"afghan-refugee-breakdancer-disqualified-from-paris-olympics-for-slogan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/sports\/afghan-refugee-breakdancer-disqualified-from-paris-olympics-for-slogan\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghan refugee breakdancer disqualified from Paris Olympics for slogan"},"content":{"rendered":"

PARIS: Olympic Refugee Team breakdancer Manizha Talash from Afghanistan was disqualified from the breaking competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics<\/a> after she wore a cape saying “Free Afghan Women”, the World DanceSport Federation told AFP<\/em> on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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Manizha Talash, aka B-girl Talash, 21, unveiled the blue top with the slogan on Friday just before the first duel of the whole competition, against India Sardjoe of the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

“Refugee athlete B-girl Talash… was disqualified for displaying a political slogan on her attire in violation of Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter,” the association said in a statement to AFP<\/em>.<\/p>\n

That rule states that “no kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas”.<\/p>\n

Born in Kabul, under Taliban control since 2021, Talash fled the country to live in Spain with her two brothers. Before arriving in Spain, she spent a year in hiding in Pakistan because she did not have a passport.<\/p>\n

“I didn’t leave Afghanistan because I’m afraid of the Taliban or because I can’t live in Afghanistan,” she said before the competition. “I left because I want to do what I can for the girls in Afghanistan, for my life, my future, for everyone.”<\/p>\n

In Kabul, she discovered breaking online and joined a local club, where she was the only girl. Despite the risks — the troupe was forced to switch practice venues after receiving death threats — she was determined to pursue her passion.<\/p>\n

“I took the risk of becoming a target. I have fear in my heart but I won’t give up,” she told AFP<\/em> in 2021.<\/p>\n

Six athletes represented Afghanistan — including three women not acknowledged by the Taliban government — at the Paris Olympics in cycling, athletics, swimming, and judo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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