Afghan refugee and Breaking athlete Manizha Talash stretches her hand during a warm up prior to practice for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where the sport will make its Olympic debut, in Madrid, Spain, on June 11, 2024. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura/File Photo
PARIS (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 routine last month, said she planned her action for four months and would do it again.
Talash, who lives in Spain, wore a light blue cape with the phrase written on it in large white letters in her pre-qualifier loss to India Sardjoe of Netherlands at Place de la Concorde, which she said was inspired by the 'Hunger Games' movie.
