Olympics-Canoeing-Smiling Soltani proud to represent refugees and realise Olympic dream


PARIS (Reuters) - Saman Soltani may have come last in her final canoe sprint race at the Paris Games but the refugee athlete still bore a thousand-watt smile despite her Olympics coming to an end at the quarter-final stage on Wednesday.

The 28-year-old Iranian-born paddler, who lives in Vienna, Austria, said she was delighted with how she performed, having realised her Olympic dream, and hoped she had inspired others.

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