Kimia Alizadeh vs Nahid Kiani explained

Kimia Alizadeh vs Nahid Kiani was a women's taekwondo match at the 2024 Summer Olympics on 8 August 2024 between Kimia Alizadeh and Nahid Kiani. In a rematch of their bout from the 2020 Summer Olympics where Alizadeh was the victor, Kiani narrowly defeated Alizadeh in the 2024 bout.[1] [2] Alizadeh eventually won bronze and Kiani won the silver medal, the latter being the first for an Iranian woman at the Olympics, surpassing Alizadeh's 2016 bronze feat. While Kiani competed for the Iranian team, Alizadeh competed for the Bulgarian team after having represented the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and Iran at the 2016 Summer Olympics where she became the first Iranian female medalist at the Olympics.[3] [4] [5] Alizadeh became Bulgaria's first-ever taekwondo competitor at the Olympics, and won Bulgaria's first medal in Olympic taekwondo.[6] Prior to Alizadeh's defection, the two were friends and training partners.[2]

Aftermath

IRIB, Iran's state-run broadcaster, censored Alizadeh and the podium celebrations when the two athletes were embracing each other, after having censored the opening ceremony weeks prior as well.[7] [8] [9] [10] During the broadcast, IRIB reporters refused to mention Alizadeh by name and attacked her with nicknames such as "homeless".[11] Alizadeh had defected from Iran years prior to Germany.[2] [12]

Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran, wrote that Alizadeh and Kiani are both winners, and called the Iranian Islamic Republic regime the loser of the match.[13] [14] Masih Alinejad lambasted IRIB's censorship and stated the Iranian regime has pitted women against each other.[15]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: شگفتی تکمیل نشد؛ ناهید کیانی در فینال المپیک پاریس باخت و نقره گرفت .
  2. https://iranwire.com/en/sports/132704-two-friends-make-olympics-history-for-iran-and-bulgaria/
  3. Web site: Rosemain . Mathieu . 2024-08-08 . Taekwondo-Iranian exile Alizadeh edged by old friend Kiyanichandeh . Reuters.
  4. Web site: Iran defector loses to old friend and former taekwondo teammate at Paris Olympics. August 8, 2024. AP News. August 9, 2024. August 8, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240808125911/https://apnews.com/article/2024-olympics-taekwondo-iran-defector-rivals-8414706e2186311f76b36b8c30fbb6a3. live.
  5. Web site: ناهید کیانی نخستین نقره المپیک را برای ورزش زنان ایران کسب کرد. August 8, 2024. BBC News فارسی. August 9, 2024. August 8, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240808224752/https://www.bbc.com/persian/articles/crkm4d1r5l2o. live.
  6. https://www.novinite.com/articles/227633/Kimia+Alizadeh+Secures+Bulgaria%E2%80%99s+First-Ever+Olympic+Medal+in+Taekwondo
  7. Web site: سانسور بی‌سابقه نام کیمیا علیزاده در تلویزیون . 2024-08-09 . 2024-08-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240808222601/https://aftabnews.ir/fa/news/927900/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A8%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%82%D9%87-%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85-%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B2%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86 . live .
  8. Web site: صداوسیما سانسور کرد؛ ناهید کیانی در آغوش کیمیا علیزاده . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240809060237/https://tejaratnews.com/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%B4%DB%8C-61/927966-%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C%D8%AF-%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A2%D8%BA%D9%88%D8%B4-%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87 . 2024-08-09 . 2024-08-09.
  9. 1821863291431395772 . hdagres . Iranian state media censored the embrace of former teammates Nahid Kiyani Chandeh and Kimia Alizadeh at the end of the #Olympics 57kg Taekwondo match. The now-viral video has evoked many emotions in Iranians: joy, pride, and, for some in the diaspora, the pangs of exile. . Holly . Dagres . Holly Dagres.
  10. Web site: موج انتقادات از صداوسیما به خاطر سانسور در پوشش المپیک .
  11. https://iranwire.com/fa/news-1/132764-%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%A7-%D8%AD%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87-%DA%AF%D9%81%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%88-%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B4-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%AF/
  12. News: Iran's Only Female Olympic Medalist Defects over 'Lies' and 'Injustice' . The New York Times . 13 January 2020 . Specia . Megan .
  13. Web site: رویارویی ورزشکاران ایرانی در المپیک؛ شاهزاده رضا پهلوی: ناهید و کیمیا هر دو برنده‌اند، بازنده جمهوری اسلامی است. ir.voanews.com. 2024-08-09. 2024-08-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20240809060227/https://ir.voanews.com/amp/iran-athletes-olympics-reza-pahlavi-ir-political-abuse/7735061.html. live.
  14. https://x.com/PahlaviReza/status/1821591078174130501
  15. 1821676875258937377 . AlinejadMasih . This hug was censored by the Islamic Republic's state television. Kimia Alizadeh, who refused to bow to forced hijab or compete under the Islamic Republic's flag, and Nahid Kiani, who participated wearing the regime's mandatory hijab, both women medals. Yet, the misogynistic regime fears even the sight of their embrace. For years, this regime has pitted us women against each other, but a day will come when we reclaim Iran and free our sports from the clutches of the apartheid Islamic Republic. . Masih . Alinejad . Masih Alinejad.

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