Welcoming Kimia Alizadeh in Bulgaria


In 2022, Alizadeh won bronze at the 2022 European Taekwondo Championships while representing the Refugee Team. In March 2024, the Bulgaria Taekwondo Federation announced that Alizadeh would represent Bulgaria at the 2024 Summer Olympics.Before the Olympics in May 2024, she represented Bulgaria at the 2024 European Championships, where she won the gold medal in women’s 62 kg. At the Paris Olympics, Alizadeh became Bulgaria’s first-ever taekwondo athlete at the Olympics and won bronze.