life fighting for their rights in exile. it's the story of 2 arena athletes who found their salvation in sports and a new home in berlin. that's coming up next. there's more on z, w dot com, and you can follow and instagram and twitter i. c, w news. and aaron chilton, berlin, thanks for watching the news . young logan immigrants. they know the police will stop done that the road is unusual and their flight could be fatal. but going back is not an option. i'm on and nobody are stuck in the spanish border area. there. they're waiting for a chance that will probably never come. shattered dreams starts june 18th, on d, w. in the i change africa.

what's the story with what i have for their future? p w dot com for can megacity multimedia insight. click and answer me for the the the the the it's training time is to take one day club in berlin petty's f. i c. d and asian games over medalist was born and bred in the round.

the she was 11 years old when she 1st tried this bullet and made it a pivotal task of her life. as he picked on, the tech has told me a lot about patience and resilience just the sounds of salmon hope you're not doing things competing with all the tension that involved, but also teaching the kids i tried to prepare them for me and motivate them on the system and then least that will to when k. now i'm really the catherine navy is also from iran and likewise to cup, ty quando as a child. he's now among the best in the world. always in the 1st you have to not surrendering points to your own, but at the same time using their mistakes because good point of your own god. they get the,

they don't go to much love that teaches me to never give up whether in competition or in my private life. this is emily. here, the 2 people living in exile for whom sport has been association. teresa and katherine now also a couple. they left iran independently of each other, but both out of fear. so both it was the most difficult decision of their life. they now live in berlin some 5000, which has away from their home country. they spend several hours a day commuting between their apartment and that training facilities london, saturday level. i love my new city berlin, somebody and i gradually gets and use a life. even if it's completely different. where i used to live a new city in a new country and a new kotia. alice,

the 1st thing i noticed was how there are laws that everyone has to follow in germany. it's a bit different in iran to iraq means when you didn't really have that legal security you have. so that's been an interesting and positive experience on the whole port the, it's the new scenario in various ways. back in iran, contra was a star, a multiple national champion in his discipline, and a member of a round tie. quando team me ask me about them. shot. told me that so many people just between my home and getting in the tank. our little on the street, you say hi to friends. well, the guy in the local supermarket who, you know, go market there and that's something i really missed here. let me get into your

mind another some the fingernails, that's where the problem started. teresa was also known to the public as a member of the national team until the day when she was dismissed shortly after her greatest triumph 2nd place at the 2010 asian games. i thought it was the 1st iranian woman in 30 years to make it into the final plan, which was just awesome for everyone in iran. i knew it would be live on tv. and then that initial, the president of the iteration asked me afterwards why i had nail varnish on when i must have known it was being broadcast line. apparently i was holding the image for all the motivating anybody has faith was ultimately determined not by her supporting pro ass, but by her country's religious police. wearing a hit job with mandatory nasa choice and with the countries take one day team in the public. hi, she was get to very strict surveillance,

which i had to tell him. my father was summoned by the sword and had to make a full more commitment that i say my head would not be visible in social media going on, which was tough for my father to join with. kip hid that a man. you're not. he told me. i've been supposing you because i know this is your dream to win a medal at the olympics or the world champion, show me the lowland pitcher medulla john. yeah, but i don't want to see my daughter broken out of lunch. well, i can see how much grinding you down and making you to pray for me. today. she how michel, norah had memories of her mental winning heroics at the asian games during the presentation. she was careful to hold her hands to her chest in order not to further upset the iranian morality police by shaking a man's hands. eventually, the pressure became too intense. while attending a seminar in germany in 2019, she decided not to go back home. she's not seen her family since at someone else,

and i never had the intention of leaving iran. i never had to propagate back with my family because i've been planning to come back, will be on my bag. kicking again is a good living in exile, also means having to find your way around and re finding yourself and a key part of that is learning the new language. carissa has been getting lessons from cancer homes who already been living in berlin for a number of years. ok, less muslim margin. morgan, the ish for me, tag fudge team. this was a new place doing venue, slashed to them. catherine was also in germany

before pieris arrived. he's been here since 2017, but he's reluctant to talk about the exact reasons why he stayed as a fear for his family. hello, this is the other fellow that called with l. m. i c. i don't want to go into detail yesterday on the political reasons i wouldn't have felt safe at home if i'd gone back. mon jeremy should be a man. i'm not sure was just like a reason he hadn't planned to become a refugee but back home, he was at risk of going to prison. staying in germany meant starting from scratch. who he had with him was a satchel. like this one was a sausage. i got from germany was one of the safety. i knew i had support and would be able to return to a normal life while also resuming my sporting cram and you have a back over there are limits to not support

a knife in exile. also means having to fight for your own status, filling out applications, arranging appointments and spending hours traveling to different tools sources. to catherine and teresa alike, it's all been an additional challenge. existing conditions are completely different. it's a different culture and language and it's, there are so many challenges and barriers that i have to overcome so that my life continue when i'm on the phone. so those actually sports is always provided a welcome change and a big help. they also make the most of having access to the facilities that the german and then pick teams training center in berlin, offering my i'm calling to hook up given so many opportunities that share my training site with well and then limited champions. i mean,

they didn't really differentiate me being a refugee athlete or in and not even a member of the german national team, the money. so i'm really grateful. i appreciate the opportunity and intend to make the most of this. and i'm the who we are this just for the i the training center was also perez's way back into the schools. i can really let my mind go. yeah. and work out with sir. i just had some was how i felt completely walk in. and despite not having had much time to train and gone quite well, because you know, on me has any heat for shuttle. my novels, ah, cancer is determined to qualify for major tournament. and when metals based athletes spend several hours a day training at the olympic facility and the tie, quando, elite club in berlin, where they've also found a new boating family. ah. the clamp was

immediately sympathetic towards the place of the 2 refugees, especially in the 1st few mom. when it wasn't even clear if they'd be allowed to stay in germany, then flu shot remembers that time of worry and uncertainty. come with the movie them, what you get in there was that really stay on and continue to fight. will you have to go back? of course that was an issue. and now and the training is not in training. he could switch off and focus on the question korean, but once he left the whole, that was of course, he was wondering whether this was all in vain. the interview to have to go back over. this was on smart to the most for why, but athletes have since been granted. residents permit fly visa is already setting

herself new targets winning titles. i'm being an inspiration for others. ultimately, she'll say wants to become a coach herself. something that's appreciated at the time. one day club, the youngsters training here are among the best in the city. what? no one called tastic working here with kids. they listen to me even though my german is great. because kids around here, i wasn't sure whether i'd be able to make that connection with them rather than something. but from day one they seem to like me, is a big deal for me because i'm selling my you said it's something else that's possible and permitted. here. catherine and perry's s wearing up to fight against each other. her friends then now rattling in a life of fulfilment,

one in which they can focus on what they love most, their sport, and each other the, even if living in germany meant leaving a lot behind over all the benefits outweigh any regret, ah, what about a lot of tournaments as a refugee whenever they ask me, i say yeah, it was was coming here. ah

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