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Afghan Olympians resettle in Australia to start afresh

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Olympic sprinter Kimia Yousofi has arrived in Australia to start afresh just over a year after carrying the Afghan flag into the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games. She is aiming to compete in the 2024 Olympics in Paris, whether it be for Afghanistan or for the International Olympic Committee's Refugee Team. She joins more than 100 other Afghan athletes, including women's soccer players and cricketers, who resettled in Australia.

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The Hindu

Afghan Olympians resettle in Australia to start afresh

Kimia Yousofi, who arrived with her mother and one of her three brothers, is aiming to compete in the 2024 Olympics in Paris, whether it be for Afghanistan or for the International Olympic Committee’s Refugee Team.

2 years ago·India

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Associated Press News

Afghan Olympians resettle in Australia to start afresh

SYDNEY (AP) — Olympic sprinter Kimia Yousofi has arrived in Australia to start afresh just over a year after carrying the Afghan flag into the opening ceremony of the Tokyo

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

Afghan Olympians resettle in Australia to start afresh

Olympic sprinter Kimia Yousofi has arrived in Australia to start afresh just over a year after carrying the Afghan flag into the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games and then having to watch from afar as the Taliban regained control of her country

2 years ago·United States

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KRDO

Afghan Olympians resettle in Australia to start afresh

SYDNEY (AP) — Olympic sprinter Kimia Yousofi has arrived in Australia to start afresh just over a year after carrying the Afghan flag into the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games and then having to watch from afar as the Taliban regained control of her country. The Australian Olympic Committee says Yousofi and Asian Games taekwondo medalist Ahmad Abasy are among the members of five Afghan families with ties to the Olympic movement who have recen…

2 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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KVIA

Afghan Olympians resettle in Australia to start afresh

2 years ago·Panama City, United States

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Winnipeg Free Press

Afghan Olympians resettle in Australia to start afresh

SYDNEY (AP) — Olympic sprinter Kimia Yousofi has arrived in Australia to start afresh just over a year after carrying the Afghan flag into the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games, competing in the 100-meters, and then having to watch from afar as the Taliban regained control of her country. The Australian Olympic Committee on […]

2 years ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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