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