So she closes her eyes and lets the music move her. Manizha Talash is considered Afghanistan’s first female breakdancer. She officially began training in 2020, at age 17, with the Kabul-based ...

An Olympic refugee team breakdancer used the first breaking battle in Olympic history to deliver a message to her home country. Manizha Talash, who was born in Afghanistan before fleeing the ...

Breakdancer Manizha Talash saw herself disqualified from the Olympics due to her political message shown on her outfit. Talash actually lost her heat in the breakdancing competition, but was ...

When Manizha Talash saw a video of an Afghan breakdancer on social media in 2020, she didn’t believe it at first. But that moment ended up changing her life, unlocking new possibilities and ...

But they deserve to be free.” Talash, the first known breakdancer in Afghanistan, described making “wings from the fabric of a burqa” to symbolize that “one day soon [women] can fly.” ...

PARIS, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Manizha Talash, the Afghan breakdancer from the refugee team who was disqualified at the Paris Olympics for displaying the words "Free Afghan Women" on her cape in her ...

MADRID, June 11 (Reuters) - Three years after she fled Afghanistan so she could dedicate her life to the new Olympic sport of breaking, Manizha Talash is preparing to compete in the Paris Games as ...

Afghan refugee breakdancer Manizha Talash has been disqualified from the Paris Olympic Games after displaying a cape with the message “Free Afghan Women” on Friday, officials said. Talash has ...

Manizha Talash grew up in Afghanistan. She lives in Spain now. Sport is part of the reason why. As a teenager, she came across a video of a breakdancer spinning on his head and immediately went to ...

Refugee breaker Manizha Talash, or "b-girl Talash," was disqualified from the first ever Olympic breaking competition on Friday after she wore a cape that said "Free Afghan Women" during her pre ...

Breakdancing athlete Manizha Talash was disqualified from the Olympics after making a demonstration during competition to support the liberation of Afghan women. Talash fled Afghanistan after the ...