Two years ago, in 2022, Jamali arrived in Germany as a refugee, and the country welcomed her with open arms, becoming her host National Olympic Committee. Her talent is such that official bodies continue to place their trust in her. And it is not surprising.

She is one of the seven athletes who have received a scholarship for refugee athletes from the Olympic Refuge Foundation, dedicated to supporting the training and preparation of athletes for the Paris event.

Indeed, today, the young athlete is part of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team, selected with the clear goal of competing in the women's 81 kg weightlifting category.

The young athlete is very active on social media, where she regularly shares videos of training and competitions accompanied by inspirational quotes as captions. One of the most recent reads: "Make that move you're afraid to make."

“My whole life was like that phrase,” Jamali explains when asked about the depth of her reflections on Instagram, the platform where she publishes most content. “When I was afraid, like when I said I would go to Germany, yes, I was afraid to leave my family, but I did it.”

However, one can go back a bit more in Jamali's story, which is absolutely special, as her name indicates, which means "unique". Her weightlifting career began only six years ago when she started to stand out; however, this was after her time in handball, which she played for three years.

The 19-year-old has persevered and fought to establish herself in a new sport in a short time, and most surprisingly, she has several awards with her name engraved on them. She excelled at the national youth level and placed third in her first international competition at the IWF World Youth Championship 2021 in Uzbekistan.

Since then, she has carried a strong sense of empowerment to continue encouraging women to practice sports regardless of the barriers that may exist. All this is due to her family influence, with her sister and mother as pillars.

“I think my mother had a hard life,” Jamali recalls, “and she told me that when I was in her belly, she knew I was going to be a strong person. That's why she named me Yekta.”

“I train every day,” explains the Olympic debutant, “my only rest days are Thursdays and Sundays,” days when she takes the opportunity to unwind from the frantic training pace by meeting up with friends.

The women's 81kg event is the penultimate women's weightlifting competition of the Games and will be held on August 10, 2024, at Arena 6 in Paris South, and both Jamali's nerves and goals continue to grow.

One of her main ambitions will be to follow in the footsteps of the legendary Iranian weightlifter Sohrab Moradi, a great inspiration for the young athlete, as Moradi won gold in Rio 2016 in the men's middle-heavyweight category. “I have to keep going every day like he does.”