Mohsen Rezaee, an Afghan Taekwondo athlete, defeated his Japanese opponent in the qualification rounds at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Mr. Rezaee triumphed over his rival on Saturday, March 16, in China, in the -58 kg weight category, with the match concluding with a score of 12 to 6 in his favour.
Introduced to the nation nearly five decades ago, Taekwondo has seen moments of triumphs and is one of only six sports that have won Nigeria an Olympic medal, yet it remains an untapped reservoir, constrained by challenges both internally and externally, reports PETER AKINBO Taekwondo.
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written By: Tabasum Nasiry Zarghona Nouri, a Taekwondo athlete in the 49-kilogram weight category from Afghanistan, won a bronze medal after securing two victories in the Asian Games, and she dedicated her medal to the earthquake victims in Herat.
AMMAN — Jordan has so far secured three medals — all in taekwondo — as the 19th Asian Games currently under way in Hangzhou, Chinauntil October 8.
AMMAN — HRH Prince Feisal, the president of the Jordanian Olympic Committee and member of the Executive Bureau of the International Olympic Committee, on Wednesday presented the silver medal to national taekwondo team player Saleh Sharbati at the Asian Games.
On Sunday, Mohsen Rezaei, the captain of Afghanistan’s national taekwondo team, secured a bronze medal. Despite losing in the semi-final to South Korea’s Jang Jun, he reached this achievement. Rzaei won the bronze medal after defeating opponents from Japan...
