She stated she did not intend to compete for Homeland in the 2020 Summer Olympics, and expressed desire to compete for her place of residence, Germany. Having been licensed to compete in the Tokyo Olympics, she was finally represented by the Refugee Olympic Team. Alizadeh won bronze at the 2022 European Taekwondo Championships while representing the Refugee Team. In 2024, she received her Bulgarian citizenship before winning gold at the 2024 European Taekwondo Championships and representing Bulgaria at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she won bronze. Kimia was born in Karaj. Her family are Iranian of Azerbaijani origin. Her father is from Zonuz near Tabriz and her mother is from Ardabil.[9] Until after the 2016 Olympics her last name was incorrectly recorded as Zenoorin.