Pita Taufatofua became a global sensation when he oiled himself up and went topless as Tonga's flagbearer at the Rio Olympics, but he has no plans to do the same at the frigid Pyeongchang Winter Games.
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AMMAN — Jordan is hosting a national Taekwondo Open this weekend hoping to unearth the next Ahmad Abu Ghaush, according to the Jordan Olympic Committee News Service.
After months of rising tensions over North Korea’s nuclear weapons programs, the country has agreed to send a team to next month’s Winter Olympic Games in South Korea.
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Bellator stars met the Israeli Prime Minister.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Bellator stars such as Fedor Emelianenko, Royce Gracie, and local fighters Noad Lahat and Haim Gozali.
AMMAN — Olympic gold medallist Ahmad Abu Ghaush has arrived to London to compete in the third round of the World Taekwondo Grand Prix, according to the Jordan Olympic Committee News Service. Abu Ghaush will compete in the -68kg category, which includes 27 of the world’s best from 18 countries.
The young A’s weren’t enough to overcome the ex-A’s. Oakland loses 6-3 and drops its 8th straight to Seattle.
