Iran girls dream of being Olympic kayak pioneers »
Posted by: tehranchik 1 year ago4 CommentsReflectReport this Story
Three teenage girls from Iran who have spent the past month training on American whitewater slalom courses might one day be Olympic paddling pioneers for Islamic and Muslim women.
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tehranchik1 year ago
I'm so happy that these girls are brave enough to try. I would love to see them in the olympics one day.
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Rinty12 months ago
Great story ... It reminds me of the Jamaica Bob Sled team that trained in Canada and competed in the Winter Olympics.
The whole world was rooting for them.
I'll do the same for the girls from Iran ... go girls go!
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frpa12 months ago
Thank You for all of your posts and support of these great role models for women in Iran and all Arab/Muslim Nations.
Please keep following their progress online at www.whitewaterracing.org
They need your support!
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