<span style="color: #222222;">Iran's Olympic medalist, Kimia Alizadeh took to her instagram to announce that she is leaving the country. Alizadeh is the only woman from Iran to have won the Olympic medal. <br />''<br />''She made history at the Rio Olympics in 2016, when she won the bronze medal for her country in Taekwondo. <br />''<br />''Her defection comes at a time when Iran is gripped in the protest for accidental downing of the Ukrainian airline with 176 passengers on board.<br />''<br />''Alizadeh did not announce any future plans or the country which she has gone to, but she said that she will remain the daughter of Iran.</span><br />