Iran’s Olympic medalist Kimia Alizadeh defects to Europe

Iran’s sole female Olympic medalist Kimia Alizadeh announced that she has permanently left her country for Europe. “Let me start with a greeting, a farewell or condolences,” the 21-year–old wrote in an Instagram post explaining why she was defecting. “I am one of the millions of oppressed women in Iran who they have been playing with for years.” Alizadeh became the first Iranian woman to win an Olympic medal after claiming taekwondo bronze in the...

Boxing: FG denies endorsing Bash Ali’s fight

Nigeria’s Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has denied given approval to former boxing champion, Bash Ali to stage a world fight in Nigeria. Kola Daniel, Special Assistant (Media) to Minister of Youth and Sports Development, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the Legal Department of the ministry had written to the boxer warning him to desist from peddling false claims about a non-existent approval from the office of the...

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