Artefacts

Paris 2024, canoeing bib by signed Saman SOLTANI (EOR)

Physical description

A white bib, with the Parisian graphic line at the top. The number 89 is in the centre of the bib, just above the athlete's name and the Olympic rings The bib is signed on the left, and there is also a drawing of a dove carrying an olive branch.

Created

Created: Comité d’organisation des Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques de Paris 2024

Used

Used: Saman SOLTANI (11.06.1996)

Materials

textile

Colors

blue, multi coloured, white

Dimension

16 x 21 cm, 1 g

Type of item

Sport equipment -> bib number

Reference number

238956

Ensemble

Keywords

Olympic Games Paris 2024 Paris Canoe Sprint/K-1 500m (kayak single)[W]signed visual identity Olympic symbol Olympic athlete dove of peace

Notes

Paris 2024, canoe bib signed by Saman SOLTANI (EOR). Saman Soltani began her sporting career as an artistic swimmer, but was unable to compete in international competitions due to restrictions against women in Iran. She then took up canoeing, a sport in which there were more opportunities for Iranian women to compete, and joined the national team. In 2022, while in Barcelona, she learnt that she risked imprisonment in Iran because of some photos she had posted on social media showing her not wearing a hijab. Thanks to a friend in Vienna, she was granted asylum in Austria, enabling her to compete at the Paris 2024 Games as part of the Refugee Olympic Team. Donated by the athlete