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Afghan Woman Named Chef De Mission Of The Refugee Olympic Team For Paris Olympic Games

By IANS News December 11, 2023 • 23:42 PM View: 287

Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo: Afghanistan's woman cyclist Masomah Ali Zada, who competed in road cycling as a member of the Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020, has been named as the Chef de Mission for the Refugee Olympic Team at next year's Paris Olympics.

Masomah Ali Zada, who is a member of the Athletes’ Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), was born in Afghanistan but has been a refugee since 2017 after leaving the conservative country to seek success in sports. She got asylum in France in 2017.

The International Olympic Committee announced this on Monday, making Ali Zada the figurehead and spokesperson of the Refugee Team.

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