Originally from https://www.buzzfeed.com/davidmack/zenoorin-medal-win?utm_term=4ldqpia
Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin just made history.
Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin has made history by becoming the first Iranian woman to ever win an Olympic medal.
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The 18-year-old took home bronze when she bested Sweden's Nikita Glasnovic in the Women's 57 kilogram Taekwondo event in Rio on Thursday.
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Egypt's Hedaya Wahba also won a bronze in the same event.
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“I am so happy for Iranian girls because it is the first medal, and I hope at the next Olympics we will get a gold,” Zenoorin said after her win.
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