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‘What’s more important, my dream or the women of Afghanistan?’: breakdancer Manizha Talash on her Olympic protest

The refugee who made headlines at the Games has no regrets about the act that led to her disqualification

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2024

An Aussie's audacity to dance badly

Was Raygun's originality just terrible, heroic or an act of cultural appropriation?

Salon · Aug 13, 2024

Cringy moves and a white b-girl's durag prompt questions about Olympic breaking's authenticity

From the Australian b-girl with the meme-worthy “kangaroo” dance move to the silver-medal winning Lithuanian in a durag, breaking’s Olympic debut had a few moments that raised questions from viewers about whether the essence of the hip-hop art form was captured at the Paris Games

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2024

It's all about style and individuality as the world's best breakers take the Olympic stage

The breaking, or breakdancing, competition begins Friday at the Paris Games with the b-girls battling each other in the dance form's Olympic debut

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2024

Afghanistan’s first female Olympic breakdancer: ‘I want my big dream’

Defiant Afghan refugee Manizha Talash fled the Taliban for her chance to dance on the world stage.

Al Jazeera · Aug 4, 2024

From war zone to dance floor! Afghan B-girl competes at Paris Olympics after fleeing Taliban

NEW DELHI: Manizha Talash, a 21-year-old Afghan break-dancer, embodies the spirit of human resilience that the Olympics celebrate. In 2021, she fled Afghanistan after the Taliban's takeover, crossing the border into Pakistan before finding refuge in Spain the following year.

The Times of India · Jul 26, 2024

They fled from their home countries. Now, they'll compete in Paris for the Refugee Olympic Team

They compete under the same flag but speak different languages and come from different parts of the world

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2024

First Thing: Supreme court hands big win to Trump in immunity ruling

Joe Biden denounced the 6-3 ruling, saying it ‘undermined the rule of law’ and was a ‘terrible disservice to the people of this nation.’ Plus: proposed protections for workers in extreme heat

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2024

In a class of their own: three Olympic sportswomen talk about overcoming war, hardship and the Taliban

In advance of the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, we speak to women who have faced conflict, discrimination and a lack of funding to stand as their countries’ only female qualifiers in their chosen fields

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2024