Olympic hopeful Sadaf Rahimi's family and coach have received death threats because she's a boxer.

The 18-year-old Afghan, who trains in a stadium where the Taliban used to carry out executions, says: "I want to show Afghan women don't stay behind closed doors." NBC News' Kiko Itasaka reports.

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