Sadaf Khadem, 28, exiled Iranian boxer: ‘Sometimes I hated being a woman’

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Summary. On April 13, 2019, against the advice of her country’s authorities, Sadaf Khadem became the first Iranian to win an official boxing match in Rouen. It was in this city of Charente-Maritime that this 28-year-old young woman left her luggage four years ago to be able to freely practice boxing, a sport that is banned for women in Iran.

Although her story has spread all over the world, she cannot return to her family in Tehran, which is threatened by the Iranian regime. Today, Sadaf Khadem has rebuilt her life in France and has been able to find housing thanks to the Royan town hall. She can also count on the help of her boxing club to try and reach her goal of representing France in the 2024 Olympics.

For Source Code, Sadaf Khadem tells his story in front of the microphone of Ambre Rosal.

Credits. Editorial management: Pierre Chaus – Editor-in-chief: Jules Lavie – Reporter: Ambre Rosala – Production: Raphael Pueillot and Thibaut Lambert – Production and mixing: Julien Moncuquiol – Music: François Clos, Audio Network, Epidemic Sound – Graphic design: Upian – Archive: France 24.

About the source code. The source of the code is the daily news podcast Le Parisien. Stories told by editorial journalists or those who directly encountered them. Hosted by host Jules Lavie and reporter Ambre Rosal, the meeting will be found Monday to Friday from 18:00 on LeParisien.fr or on the main listening platforms.

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