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Zakia Khodadadi became European champion, shed tears and presented her medal to Afghan women.
Zakia Khodadadi, an Afghan athlete, became the champion in the European para-kwondo competition. After winning the championship in Rotterdam, Holland, she shed tears and presented her medal to Afghan women in a message. Khodadadi became the European champion in minus 47 kg after defeating two Turkish taekwondo athletes and an athlete from Ukraine.
Khodadadi, the Afghan taekwondo player, won in the first match with a decisive result of 2-32 against "Busra Imira" from Turkey; Then she defeated Victoria Marchuk from Ukraine 18-9 and reached the final of the competition. In the final, she faced "Nurjehan Ikenci", another Turkish taekwondo player, and although the match was tied 6-6; But Khodadadi won and became the champion of Europe due to the better performance and judges' votes.