Refugee taekwondo athlete Dina Pouryounes Langeroudi: "Sport gave my life a goal"

After fleeing Iran in 2015, Dina Pouryounes relied on her passion for taekwondo to help her overcome the struggles of being a refugee. She is... now training hard in her new home, the Netherlands, to achieve her dream of winning a medal at the Olympics in Tokyo.

Dina POURYOUNES LANGEROUDI
Tokyo 2020 | Olympic Games

Tokyo 2020 | Olympic Games

Refugee taekwondo athlete Dina Pouryounes Langeroudi: "Sport gave my life a goal"

Name: Dina Pouryounes Langeroudi prepares for her Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020
Uploaded: 2021-07-06T15:36:10.594Z
Duration: 3 min
Description: After fleeing the ISalmic Republic of Iran in 2015, Dina Pouryounes Langeroudi is now training hard in the Netherlands to achieve her medal dream at Tokyo 2020.

Refugee taekwondo athlete Dina Pouryounes Langeroudi: "Sport gave my life a goal"

Refugee taekwondo athlete Dina Pouryounes Langeroudi: "Sport gave my life a goal"

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