“I rebuilt my life through strength. Every weight I lifted felt like taking back a piece of the freedom I had lost,” said Roya Karimi, reflecting on the moment she first realised that bodybuilding was more than just a sport for her, but a path to reclaiming her identity. Roya Karimi’s rise from a girl forced into marriage at 14 to one of Europe’s top bodybuilding champions is a story that almost sounds unreal. Now living in Norway and competing across Europe, the 30-year-old Afghan athlete is redefining what resilience and reinvention look like. Her journey began in circumstances designed to silence her. Married off in her early teens and a mother by 15, Roya lived under strict social restrictions that denied her education, independence and any chance to dream. Today, she stands on co

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