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AOC relocates 31 athletes to Australia following Taliban takeover

Published 18 August 2022, 6:27 am
Kimia's career as a twice Olympic sprinter made her and her family a target for the Taliban. The Australian Olympic Committee has relocated her, and 30 other Afghan athletes in Australia, to give them a chance to compete again.
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