Everything for wrestling: Sarina Salehi's Olympic dream
Deutsche Welle
23-05-16 21:38
Sarina Salehi, a 14-year-old Iranian wrestler who won the western Iranian championships in karate for her age group, dreams of winning Olympic glory but cannot do so in Iran because freestyle wrestling is forbidden to girls and women due to the veil requirement. Salehi's family fled to Europe, where she trains and has success in international tournaments, but Salehi is not eligible to compete in German, European or world championships, and it would be difficult for her to make the German refugee team. Salehi hopes to obtain German citizenship and fulfil her dream beyond cultural restrictions.