“Compatriot” or “Stateless”: Iranian State-Owned Media and Social Media Depictions of Iranian Refugee Kimia Alizadeh's Match at the Tokyo Olympic Games

M Latififard, AC Billings, SR Sadri… - Sociology of Sport …, 2024 - journals.humankinetics.com
The only Iranian woman to ever win an Olympic medal, Taekwondo Athlete Kimia Alizadeh,
immigrated to Germany and became a refugee participant for the 2020/2021 Tokyo Games …

Rare Sites and White Saviours? Gendered Orientalism, Radicalization, and the Construction of Muslim Women Soccer Players in TSN's Radical Play

AE Ali - Communication & Sport, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
In 2016, Canada sports broadcaster TSN aired a documentary, Radical Play, which focuses
on the players of football team Diverse City FC, many of whom are Muslim and wear hijabs …