Afghanistan’s first female wushu martial arts trainer
Afghanistan’s first female wushu trainer, Sima Azimi, is training 20 Afghan girls aged between 14 – 20 at a wushu club in Kabul, after learning the sport while living as a refugee in Iran. Wushu is a sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts.
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- In this photograph taken on Janury 21, 2017, Afghan wushu martial arts trainer Sima Azimi, 20, is reflected in a mirror as she prepares for a training session in Kabul. Afghanistan’s first female wushu trainer, Sima Azimi, 20, is training 20 Afghan girls aged between 14 – 20 at a wushu club in Kabul, after learning the sport while living as a refugee in Iran. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images)
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- In this photograph taken on January 29, 2017, Afghan members of a wushu martial arts group take a ‘selfie’ after posing for photographs at the Shahrak Haji Nabi hilltop overlooking Kabul. Afghanistan’s first female wushu trainer, Sima Azimi, 20, is training 20 Afghan girls aged between 14 – 20 at a wushu club in Kabul, after learning the sport while living as a refugee in Iran. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images)
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- In this photograph taken on January 21, 2017, Afghan members of a wushu martial arts group take part in a traning session in Kabul. Afghanistan’s first female wushu trainer, Sima Azimi, 20, is training 20 Afghan girls aged between 14 – 20 at a wushu club in Kabul, after learning the sport while living as a refugee in Iran. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images)
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- n this photograph taken on January 29, 2017, Afghan members of a wushu martial arts group led by trainer Sima Azimi (C), 20, pose for a photograph at the Shahrak Haji Nabi hilltop overlooking Kabul. Afghanistan’s first female wushu trainer, Sima Azimi, 20, is training 20 Afghan girls aged between 14 – 20 at a wushu club in Kabul, after learning the sport while living as a refugee in Iran. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images)
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- In this photograph taken on January 29, 2017, an Afghan member of a wushu martial arts group poses for a photograph at the Shahrak Haji Nabi hilltop overlooking Kabul. Afghanistan’s first female wushu trainer, Sima Azimi, 20, is training 20 Afghan girls aged between 14 – 20 at a wushu club in Kabul, after learning the sport while living as a refugee in Iran. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images)
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- In this photograph taken on January 29, 2017, an Afghan member of a wushu martial arts group poses for a photograph at the Shahrak Haji Nabi hilltop overlooking Kabul. Afghanistan’s first female wushu trainer, Sima Azimi, 20, is training 20 Afghan girls aged between 14 – 20 at a wushu club in Kabul, after learning the sport while living as a refugee in Iran. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images)
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- In this photograph taken on January 21, 2017, Afghan members of a wushu martial arts group take part in a traning session in Kabul. Afghanistan’s first female wushu trainer, Sima Azimi, 20, is training 20 Afghan girls aged between 14 – 20 at a wushu club in Kabul, after learning the sport while living as a refugee in Iran. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images)
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