'A dream come true': Toronto judo athlete Nigara Shaheen who fled war competes at Olympics | CBC Sports
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It's really joyful and I'm really excited to be part of this team for a second time, but at the same time it's also a big responsibility. I feel like we can spread the message that we want to spread through our team and through the different platforms we get as athletes.
In my country, they don't respect sport as a career. They think, 'OK, she was good at sport, but what did that give her?' They don't consider sports a way to study or make their life. They just think it's a waste of time.
First you must fall, then you can rise. Judo athlete Nigara Shaheen shares some of the tremendous obstacles she's overcome in order to make it to the Paris Olympics.
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