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Paris Olympics: Manizha Talash, Afghanistan's female breaker

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Manizha Talash is set to become Afghanistan ’s first female breaker at the Paris 2024 Olympics .

She has been forced to flee her country and hide her identity in order to fulfil her dream.

She says: 'If I'd stayed in Afghanistan , they'd execute me or kill me to death".

Manizha is competing for the Refugee Olympic Team , for athletes whose home countries are experiencing conflict or civil war, making it too dangerous for them to return.

The small, gender-balanced team of six is taking part under the country’s former flag - put together by the exiled Afghan Olympic committee, with no link to the Taliban .

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68

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61

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76

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informal

Language

English

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29

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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