Adis to the veil and Irn: nica olympic medalist iran renounces its flag

Kimia Alizadeh, Irn unique athlete to achieve a olympic metal (bronze in taekwondo in Ro'16) shows disapproval Instagram: “Repet every sentence he ordered me”

Says sick “lies, injustice and the adulation of hypocrisy,” leaves. Kimia Alizadeh, Bronze in taekwondo during the last Olympic Games of Ro and unique iran medalist, announced his resignation live in Iran and represent it in competitions in the maelstrom of rage and indignation after a string of traumticos events that have rocked society.

In a long publication of Instagram, the athlete of 21 years is sincere. “I am one of millions of oppressed women in Iran with whom they have played for years … vest anything they told me and repet anything ordered me Repet every phrase they ordered me, “says who became a popular face in the media and girl in the eyes of the National Taekwondo Federation.

But now she claims that the authorities politically exploited her successes, at the same time that some officials humiliated her with comments such as “it is not virtuous for a woman to train her legs!” “No one of us cares, we are just tools,” he says, emphasizing the fact that Irn presented his triumphs as proof of the suitability of the veil for sports practice.

If once he was jovial and celebrated being a model for many girls in his country, today the example persists, but with other nuances. Hundreds of followers showed their support for their decision in social networks. The athlete implied in her publication that she is in Europe, without specifying where. What seems obvious is that his intention is not to return to the country.

“No one has invited me to Europe and have not offered me a tempting offer. But I accept the pain and hardship of nostalgia because they wanted to be part of the hypocrisy, lies, injustice and flattery,” he stresses, confronting charges officers who said they went to Europe with a subsidy. “I have not read Kimia's publication but, as far as I know, she always wanted to continue her physiotherapy studies,” she told the official ISNA agency Mahin Farhadizadeh, Deputy minister of Sports.

The phenomenon of the brain drain, the departure of the country of young Iraqis in search of a more stable and free environment to develop, has been a constant in recent years. Something that politicians have denounced as the centrist parliamentarian Abdolkarim Hosseinizade, accusing “incompetent officials” of allowing “human capital to flee” from Irn.

Other waivers

It's not just about professors, engineers or doctors. At least three top-line athletes have given up their flag in recent times. Last December, the Iranian Chess Federation announced the farewell of the player Alireza Firouzja, contrary to the federal doctrine of avoiding competing against Israeli athletes. For the same reason the judoka Said Mollai Opt for the goodbye.

These types of decisions embarrass a large part of the population in a country where sports, especially football and wrestling, do not understand sex. You despite promises made by Iran Football Federation, and tmidos gestures, women are still unable to freely access the fields of football for male parties, a claim even requested the same FIFA.

The compulsory veil issue for women is one of the most controversial. Although in 2017 the government even showed favorable deal a rule change, the growing climate of political and social tension, to raz of sanctions imposed by the US, has worked in the hands of the most sticklers sectors of the state.

On January 2, the Iran Chess Federation drove out a veteran teacher, Mita Hejazipur, after appearing without a veil during a championship in Moscow at the end of the year. Together with her, these days, one of the few Iraqi international referees of this sport, Shoreh Bayat, I announced that he would not return to Irn for fear of reprisals. He had appeared without a veil in a tournament in Shanghai.