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Sadaf Rahimi
Afghan boxer
Sadaf Rahimi is an Afghan boxer. She was the first Afghan female boxer to be invited to the London Olympics, and the first female boxer on Afghanistan's national boxing team.[1]
Life
Rahimi and her siblings spent much of their childhood in Iran; their parents fled Afghanistan to Iran following the rise of the Taliban in s.[2] While living in Iran, she started boxing at age 14 after she watched Laila Ali box in a competition.[3] After returning to Afghanistan with her family in ,[2] Rahimi was coached by Saber Sharifi, a former male professional boxer,[4] who as of trained 30 Afghan girls and young women in Kabul's Ghazi stadium.[5] In order to train, Rahimi had to gain permission from her family; however, Rahimi’s family was very supportive of her decision to box.[5] Rahimi trained three days a week for an hour in the Ghazi stadium and also practiced in her home.
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