(3 Sep 2024)
FRANCE PARALYMPICS REFUGEE
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Paris, France – 1 September 2024
1. Various of refugee break athlete Manizha Talash performing at the "Let’s Not Forget Afghanistan" event
2. Various of Talash at news conference
3. SOUNDBITE (Dari) Manizha Talash, Refugee Olympic Team, Breaking Athlete:
"We all have different lives with different problems. I never tried to give any message to anyone because I believe each of us is the hero of our own lives. I just want to tell the Afghan girls that (she cries) I am sorry. Today, I know we are all unhappy and in pain. I want to tell the Afghan girls that if I am here and alive today, it is because of you, and I draw my strength from you. Please, please don’t give up, for the sake of those who are alive because of you. One day, we will reunite in our own country, our own soil, our own homes, and live freely in peace. I am very grateful to you and hope that one day we can all return back (to Afghanistan)."
4. Afghan woman asking a question
5. News conference
6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Manizha Talash, Refugee Olympic Team, Breaking Athlete:
"I saw a movie called ‘The Hunger Games’, featuring (Jennifer Lawrence who depicted) a girl named Katniss who competed and did things for her people. It reminded me a lot of Afghanistan. Her actions inspired me, and I thought, ‘It’s a good idea; I want to do something like that.’ Even though it’s just three words (Free Afghan Women), they are very important, and I felt I had to do it perfectly."
7. Various of Talash speaking to reporters
8. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Manizha Talash, Refugee Olympic Team, Breaking Athlete:
"People always tell me that I am a symbol or role model for girls in Afghanistan, but the truth is it’s not like that. Those women are my role models and symbols, and that’s why I’m alive. When I see them in a country where they can’t do anything—where talking is common in Europe but they can’t, they can’t even go out alone on the street—it gives me a lot of power. Their efforts and courage inspire me, and I want to follow their example."
9. Talash dancing
10. Talash leaving the arena
STORYLINE:
An Afghan refugee and break-dancer, who made headlines after being disqualified from the Paris Olympics last month, has used the Paralympic Games to deliver a powerful message to Afghan women.
Manizha Talash, known as "b-girl Talash," was disqualified from the first-ever Olympic breaking competition for wearing a cape that read "Free Afghan Women" during her pre-qualifier battle on August 9, 2024.
The gesture was a defiant and personal statement from a 21-year-old who fled her native Afghanistan to escape Taliban rule.
"I want to tell the Afghan girls that if I am here and alive today, it is because of you, and I draw my strength from you," Talash told a news conference in Paris, as she broke into tears.
"Please, please don’t give up, for the sake of those who are alive because of you. One day, we will reunite in our own country, our own soil, our own homes, and live freely in peace," she added.
Talash was quickly disqualified for violating the Olympics’ ban on political statements on the field of play, during her pre-qualifier battle against India Sardjoe, also known as “b-girl India.”
Talash said she was inspired by the film "The Hunger Games" to send a message to the world. However, she does not see herself as a role model.
She sought asylum in Spain after fleeing Taliban rule in her home country in 2021.
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