Iran's Only Female Olympic Medalist Says She Has Defected
Kimia Alizadeh, who won a bronze medal for taekwondo at the 2016 summer Olympics, described her decision to leave Iran as difficult, but necessary.
An Iranian Olympian, Kimia Alizadeh, has reportedly defected from the Islamic Republic, according to a letter she published on her Instagram account on Saturday.
The letter was published in Persian and is accompanied by a black and white image of her from the
