It’s the Olympics and this week we’re celebrating (cue applause). Tina Rahimi is our first Muslim female Olympic boxer and shares her story of how she first started out, how she found the courage to overcome gender and religious barriers, and why she's never giving up.

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Boxer Tina Rahimi on courage, fearlessness & not giving up