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Paris Olympics 2024: Meet Yahya Al Ghotany, The 19-Year-Old Syrian Flag Bearer
Yahya Al Ghotany got a black belt 2nd dan level in taekwondo just five years after starting the sport, a feat that typically takes seven years to accomplish.
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"Our Voices.. Cut Off": Afghan Women Taekwondo Fighters Feel Defeated By Taliban
Zarghunna Noori has always been a fighter, but the 22-year-old taekwondo champion -- who dreamt of representing Afghanistan at the Olympics -- says she has finally met her match.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Taekwondo Player Aruna Tanwar Withdraws From Repechage Round Due To Suspected Fracture
Tokyo Paralympics: Aruna Tanwar was scheduled to take on Azerbaijan's 10th seed Royala Fataliyeva in the repechage quarters.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Afghanistan Paralympians In Tears While Britain Light Up Super Sunday
Paralympics: Afghanistan's athletes were in tears when they finally arrived as Britain's wheelchair rugby team won one of 63 golds up for grabs on Super Sunday.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Indian Athletes Look To Make Mark In Table Tennis, Powerlifting And Taekwondo
The Gujarat duo of Bhavina Patel and Sonalben Patel will lead India's charge in table tennis at the Tokyo Paralympic Games beginning August 25.
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Third Time In A Row: Taekwondo Star Walks Olympics Parade Shirtless
Pita Taufatofua, who had marched in traditional Tongan attire during the Rio Summer Olympics (2016 ) and PyeongChang Winter Olympics (2018) opening ceremonies, delighted the Internet with his appearance yet again.
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Tokyo Olympics: Czech Republic Beach Volleyball Player Marketa Nausch, Dutch Taekwondo Ace Reshmie Oogink Out After Positive COVID-19 Test
Tokyo Olympics: Czech Republic beach volleyball player Marketa Nausch's last PCR test was positive. Meanwhile, Dutch athlete Reshmie Oogink also had a positive result.
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Tokyo Games: Chilean Taekwondo Player, Dutch Skateboarder Out Of Olympics After Testing Positive For COVID-19
Chilean Taekwondo player Fernanda Aguirre Dutch skateboarder Candy Jacobs are out of Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19.
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Four Women Sue US Olympic Committee, Taekwondo Body Over Sex Trafficking
Four women athletes accuse the US Olympic Committee and USA Taekwondo of sex trafficking in a federal lawsuit, alleging they were forced to train and travel with known sexual predators.
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2016 Rio Games: Iran Hail First Woman Olympic Medallist
Iran's Kimia Alizadeh clinched bronze by beating Nikita Glasnostic of Sweden 5-1 in the taekwondo under-57kg division at the 2016 Rio Olympics
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Rio Olympics: Zahra Nemati Creates History, Becomes First Female Flag-Bearer For Iran
Zahra Nemati, who created history by becoming the first female athlete to compete in the Olympics, broke new ground when she became the flag-bearer of Iran in the opening ceremony of Rio 2016.
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Aggrieved Fencing Association of India writes to IOC over barring from polls
The IOC had directed the Indian Olympic Association not to allow representatives from the Fencing Association of India, Taekwondo Federation of India and Indian Amateur Boxing Federation to take part in the elections.
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Badminton on list of Olympics sports which may be axed
The future of wrestling, modern pentathlon, taekwondo and table tennis will also be discussed by the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee.
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London 2012: South Korea's Hwang retains women's -67kg title
South Korea's Hwang Kyung-Seon retained her Olympic taekwondo women's under-67kg title on Friday at the ExCel Arena here.
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Olympics taekwondo: Rohullah Nikpai bags first medal for Afghanistan
Taekwondoka Rohullah Nikpai came for a gold medal but a bronze was enough to fill his eyes with tears, as he won the first medal at the London Olympic Games for his country Afghanistan.
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Paris Olympics 2024: Meet Yahya Al Ghotany, The 19-Year-Old Syrian Flag Bearer
Yahya Al Ghotany got a black belt 2nd dan level in taekwondo just five years after starting the sport, a feat that typically takes seven years to accomplish.
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"Our Voices.. Cut Off": Afghan Women Taekwondo Fighters Feel Defeated By Taliban
Zarghunna Noori has always been a fighter, but the 22-year-old taekwondo champion -- who dreamt of representing Afghanistan at the Olympics -- says she has finally met her match.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Taekwondo Player Aruna Tanwar Withdraws From Repechage Round Due To Suspected Fracture
Tokyo Paralympics: Aruna Tanwar was scheduled to take on Azerbaijan's 10th seed Royala Fataliyeva in the repechage quarters.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Afghanistan Paralympians In Tears While Britain Light Up Super Sunday
Paralympics: Afghanistan's athletes were in tears when they finally arrived as Britain's wheelchair rugby team won one of 63 golds up for grabs on Super Sunday.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Indian Athletes Look To Make Mark In Table Tennis, Powerlifting And Taekwondo
The Gujarat duo of Bhavina Patel and Sonalben Patel will lead India's charge in table tennis at the Tokyo Paralympic Games beginning August 25.
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Third Time In A Row: Taekwondo Star Walks Olympics Parade Shirtless
Pita Taufatofua, who had marched in traditional Tongan attire during the Rio Summer Olympics (2016 ) and PyeongChang Winter Olympics (2018) opening ceremonies, delighted the Internet with his appearance yet again.
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Tokyo Olympics: Czech Republic Beach Volleyball Player Marketa Nausch, Dutch Taekwondo Ace Reshmie Oogink Out After Positive COVID-19 Test
Tokyo Olympics: Czech Republic beach volleyball player Marketa Nausch's last PCR test was positive. Meanwhile, Dutch athlete Reshmie Oogink also had a positive result.
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Tokyo Games: Chilean Taekwondo Player, Dutch Skateboarder Out Of Olympics After Testing Positive For COVID-19
Chilean Taekwondo player Fernanda Aguirre Dutch skateboarder Candy Jacobs are out of Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19.
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Four Women Sue US Olympic Committee, Taekwondo Body Over Sex Trafficking
Four women athletes accuse the US Olympic Committee and USA Taekwondo of sex trafficking in a federal lawsuit, alleging they were forced to train and travel with known sexual predators.
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2016 Rio Games: Iran Hail First Woman Olympic Medallist
Iran's Kimia Alizadeh clinched bronze by beating Nikita Glasnostic of Sweden 5-1 in the taekwondo under-57kg division at the 2016 Rio Olympics
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Rio Olympics: Zahra Nemati Creates History, Becomes First Female Flag-Bearer For Iran
Zahra Nemati, who created history by becoming the first female athlete to compete in the Olympics, broke new ground when she became the flag-bearer of Iran in the opening ceremony of Rio 2016.
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Aggrieved Fencing Association of India writes to IOC over barring from polls
The IOC had directed the Indian Olympic Association not to allow representatives from the Fencing Association of India, Taekwondo Federation of India and Indian Amateur Boxing Federation to take part in the elections.
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Badminton on list of Olympics sports which may be axed
The future of wrestling, modern pentathlon, taekwondo and table tennis will also be discussed by the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee.
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London 2012: South Korea's Hwang retains women's -67kg title
South Korea's Hwang Kyung-Seon retained her Olympic taekwondo women's under-67kg title on Friday at the ExCel Arena here.
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Olympics taekwondo: Rohullah Nikpai bags first medal for Afghanistan
Taekwondoka Rohullah Nikpai came for a gold medal but a bronze was enough to fill his eyes with tears, as he won the first medal at the London Olympic Games for his country Afghanistan.
