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Fleeing Kabul, chasing gold - the story of a refugee Olympian

BBC Sport Wednesday, 19 June 2024
Farzad Mansouri was the teenage flagbearer for his nation at the last Olympics. Three years on, displaced by war and relocated to Manchester, he will compete under a new banner in Paris.
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