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Afghan taekwondo para-athlete makes history with the first medal for the Refugee Paralympic Team
PARIS (AP) — Zakia Khudadadi made history on Thursday at the Paris Paralympics by becoming the first athlete from the Refugee Paralympic Team to win a medal. Khudadadi won bronze in the women's 47kg category after defeating Turkey’s Ekinci Nurcihan. When the final buzzer sounded...
Iran defector loses to old friend and former taekwondo teammate at Paris Olympics
One wore a veil, the other fought with her head bare. Nahid Kiyani Chandeh and Kimia Alizadeh were once friends and roommates as part of the junior Iran taekwondo team. Now an entire world separates them. They clashed Thursday at the Paris Olympics in the 57-kilogram...
Wongpattanakit defends her Olympic taekwondo title and Park restores South Korea's pride in Paris
PARIS (AP) — Panipak Wongpattanakit retired on a perfect note as she became the first Thai athlete in any sport to become a two-time Olympic champion on Wednesday. Wongpattanakit defended her Tokyo Games title to secure Thailand’s first gold medal of the Paris Olympics and Park...
Refugee athlete's dream of a taekwondo medal is cut short at Paris Olympics
PARIS (AP) — Having overcome so many hurdles, the disappointment was immense for refugee athlete Hadi Tiranvalipour as his dream of winning an Olympic medal was cut short when he lost in a taekwondo qualification bout on Wednesday at the Paris Games. Tiranvalipour, 26, was up...
