Talash stands to be one of the most compelling — and unlikely — athletes at the Paris Olympics. She was the first known female breakdancer in Afghanistan but fled the country after the Taliban ...

Now she’s going to the Olympics. Talash is one of the 36 members – and the lone breaker – on the Refugee Olympic Team, a squad sponsored by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for ...

Manizha Talash was disqualified from the Games for making what she said was “a statement about basic human rights.” Officials deemed it a political statement.

Refugee athlete Manizha Talash was disqualified from the B-Girl breaking competition for wearing a cape with the words “Free Afghan Women” during her breaking battle on Friday.

Talash was born in Afghanistan before fleeing the country in 2021 after the Taliban returned to power. Olympics. Breakdancer Manizha Talash reveals ‘Free Afghan Women’ cape during Olympic ...

Breakdancing athlete Manizha Talash was disqualified from the Olympics after making a demonstration during competition to support the liberation of Afghan women. Talash fled Afghanistan after the ...

Talash lost but was later also disqualified because political statements and slogans are banned on the field of play at the Olympics. "I wanted to show people what is possible," she told reporters.

Talash would have been eliminated from the competition in any case, having lost to Holland’s India Sardjoe in the first round. But she ended up getting booted from the tournament as the Olympics ...

Afghan B-Girl Manizha Talash, a member of the refugee Olympic team at the Paris Games, was disqualified after displaying the words "Free Afghan Women" on her cape during her breaking routine in ...

World DanceSport Federation, which governs breaking at the Olympics, issued a statement after the competition saying that Talash “was disqualified for displaying a political slogan on her attire ...

Manizha Talash, a 21-year-old Afghan refugee, punctuated her one and only battle at La Concorde by ripping off her black sweatshirt to reveal a blue cape with an all-caps message: "FREE AFGHAN WOMEN." ...

Talash, who fled from Afghanistan, was competing for the Refugee Olympic Team when she was kicked out for taking her shirt off to display a cape featuring the words “Free Afghan Women ...