Australian Taekwondo바카라s chief executive Heather Garriock in coordination with other authorities worked on the high-risk evacuation of these athletes from Afghanistan.
A sports association official said seven female taekwondo athletes who fled Taliban-controlled Afghanistan have resettled in Melbourne. Australian Taekwondo바카라s chief executive Heather Garriock said Wednesday the women are completing quarantine this week. (Other Sports News)
Although most of the athletes were not identified, there were no female Afghan taekwondo athletes scheduled to compete at the Tokyo Olympics.
Garriock said former Australia national football captain and humanitarian advocate Craig Foster worked with the Australian government, Australian Taekwondo and Oceania Taekwondo on a high-risk evacuation from Afghanistan after the Taliban re-took control of the country. No other details of the evacuation were provided.
Taliban officials have since been quoted as saying that women will not be allowed to compete in sport. 바카라We바카라re really pleased the ladies are safe and incredibly grateful for the assistance of the Australian government and Oceania Taekwondo in getting them out of Afghanistan,바카라 Garriock said.
바카라The lives of these women were in danger. As a sport, we needed to pull together and do something to help. The Australian taekwondo community is incredibly welcoming, and these ladies will be welcomed with open arms.바카라
Garriock 바카라 who played women바카라s football for Australia at two Olympics 바카라 contacted Foster to help in relocating the athletes to Australia. 바카라Craig is a passionate advocate for multiculturalism and refugees, so it was only natural that he was the first person I contacted to discuss what needed to happen,바카라 Garriock said.
One of the athletes, Fatima Ahmadi, was quoted as saying that she was grateful for the assistance of all parties who supported their evacuation. 바카라I feel so good about arriving in Australia. We are safe here without any danger,바카라 she said.
바카라Australian Taekwondo helped us a lot and I am so thankful. We are now waiting to do some useful things for Australia and repay your help.바카라
Players from Afghanistan바카라s women바카라s football team are among dozens of athletes reportedly given visas to live in Australia.
The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in mid-August. In recent days, the new Taliban government issued several decrees rolling back the rights of girls and women. Across Afghanistan, women in many areas have been told to stay home from jobs, both in the public and private sectors.