Afghan refugee and Breaking athlete Manizha Talash practices during a training session for the Paris 2024 Olympics where the sport will make its Olympic debut, in Madrid, Spain, June 11, 2024. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura Afghan refugee and Breaking athlete Manizha Talash strikes a move during a training session for the Paris 2024 Olympics where the sport will make its Olympic debut, in Madrid, Spain, June 11, 2024. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura Afghan refugee and Breaking athlete Manizha Talash practices for the Paris 2024 Olympics where the sport will make its Olympic debut as coach David Vento looks on, in Madrid, Spain, June 11, 2024.
REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura Afghan refugee and Breaking athlete Manizha Talash stretches her hand during a warm up prior to practice for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where the sport will make its Olympic debut, in Madrid, Spain, on June 11, 2024. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura Afghan refugee and Breaking athlete Manizha Talash stretches her neck during warm up ahead of practice for the Paris 2024 Olympics where the sport will make its Olympic debut, in Madrid, Spain, June 11, 2024. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura MADRID - Three years after she fled Afghanistan so she could dedicate her life to the new Olympic sport of breaking, Manizha Talash is preparing to compete in the Paris Games as part of the Refugee Team.
For the 21-year-old 'B-Girl' the prospect is bittersweet. "I would love to go and compete with the Afghan team alongside other girls, .