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SarahKhoshjamal,a20-year-oldTaekwondosuperstar,isthefirstfemaleprofessionalathletefromIrantoqualifyfortheOlympics.ThisskillfulvéritéportraitfollowstheunassumingKhoshjamalintheninemonthsleadinguptothe2008Beijinggames.LivinginanIslamiccountry,sheisrequiredtowearahijabatalltimesand,unlikeherfellowcompetitorsaroundtheworld,cannottrainwithmen;however,thepowerinherfightingresoundinglybreaksdownstereotypicalbarriers.<br/> Khoshjamal’sexperienceasaworld-classathletemaybefamiliar,butcapturedhereistheimportanceofthecoach-athleterelationship.Thebondsheshareswithherfeistyandmuch-admiredfemalecoachisrevealedthrougheverydaymomentsasbothstrugglethroughinequalitytomaketheirmark—insportandsociety.Thoughit’sstillthemaleathleteswhoareultimatelycelebratedinhercountry,Khoshjamal’saccomplishmentsandlastinginfluenceonscoresofgirlsinIranareundeniable.