Beijing2008/Sara Khoshjamal

Taekwondo

Iran

Age: 19

Khoshjamal is the Iranian female heroine of the moment after qualifying for Beijing in Taekwondo. In keeping with Iran's conservative religious rules, Khoshjamal trains and competes wearing a headscarf and a protective helmet and is the first Iranian woman to qualify for the Olympics. Iranian qirls are cheering her on; huge posters of Khoshjamal adorn the Tae kwon do Federation, a popular sport for Iranian females practiced by more than 120,000 girls. Khoshjamal, who in line with traditions is prohibited from training with men, trains in her living room with her older brothers. Last March in Vietnam she beat the world's No. 1, securing her cherished ticket to China.

跆拳道

伊朗

19岁

在获得北京奥运会跆拳道参赛资格之后，沙拉·科什亚迈尔已经成为了伊朗的女英雄。她是伊朗征战奥运的第一位女运动员，为了遵守严格的宗教规定，科什亚迈尔在训练和比赛的时候都戴着头巾和头盔。科什亚迈尔的巨幅海报贴满了跆拳道联盟的场馆，所有伊朗的女孩子都为她加油喝彩。跆拳道已经成为伊朗非常流行的运动，一共有超过12万的伊朗女孩在练习跆拳道。科什亚迈尔仍然保持着不与男人一起训练的传统，她只和哥哥在自己的客厅里训练。今年三月，在越南举办的比赛中，她打败了世界冠军，稳稳的揣着前往中国的入场券。