Breaking taboos: Afghanistan's first B-girl lives her Olympic dream

MADRID — Three years after she fled Afghanistan so she could dedicate her life to the new Olympic sport of breaking, Manizha Talash is preparing to compete at the Paris Games as part of the Refugee Team.

For the 21-year-old "B-girl" the prospect is bittersweet.

"I would love to go and compete with the Afghan team alongside other girls, but we all know that's just impossible," Talash told reporters as she got ready to train in a public square in Madrid's Vallecas neighborhood.