"Asian Action Girl" Michelle Yeoh calls for support for the Refugee Olympic Team

In a video shared on social media, famous actress Michelle Yeoh called for support for the Refugee Team athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Michelle Yeoh with some of the athletes on the Refugee Olympic Team. (Source: Instagram/Michelle Yeoh)

According to "Asian action star" Michelle Yeoh, the Refugee Team participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics is a "very special sports team", representing more than 100 million migrants worldwide.

In a 33-second video shared on her personal Instagram account and the official website of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Hollywood star Michelle Yeoh, famous for her action and martial arts roles, highlighted the extraordinary efforts and sacrifices of the athletes in the Refugee Team as they prepare to compete in Paris.

Actress Michelle Yeoh emphasized: "They fought harder and traveled further to reach Paris. They are the Refugee Olympic Team. Support them with all your heart. When you see them, show your support by sharing your heart with them. Their resilience, passion, determination and talent are truly inspiring."

In 2023, star Michelle Yeoh was elected a member of the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic Refugee Fund. The actress is known for her advocacy for humanitarian causes and has used her influence to highlight the significance of the Refugee Team's participation.

Michelle Yeoh once shared that before becoming an actress, she was a Malaysian junior squash champion and was proficient in athletics, swimming, diving... Initially, she dreamed of becoming an Olympic and squash athlete. However, after undergoing two knee surgeries and suffering a back injury, she no longer had the opportunity to pursue an athletic career.

At the Oscars in March 2023, Michelle Yeoh became the first Asian to win Best Actress for her role in Everything Everywhere All at Once .

In May 2023, the actress received the Presidential Medal of Freedom personally presented by US President Joe Biden.

Born on August 6, 1962 in Perak (Malaysia), Michelle Yeoh was a pretty, cute girl with an innate artistic talent since childhood. She studied ballet at the age of 4 and more than a decade later, she received a bachelor's degree in fine arts from the Royal Academy of Dance in England.

An accident to her leg prevented the beautiful girl from pursuing a dancing career, but that was the turning point for her to switch to studying acting.

Thanks to her natural beauty, Michelle Yeoh won the Miss Malaysia crown in 1983. In the same year, she also won the Miss Mooba award in Melbourne, Australia. These titles helped her become more known in the art world and the path to becoming a world star seemed like a destiny for her.

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