Tolo News: Afghanistan’s national taekwondo team missed the Asian qualifying matches for the Tokyo Olympics over positive tests of three members of the squad amidst their trip to Jordan this week. Their coach has also tested positive for COVID-19. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Baz Mohammad Mubariz, a famous Afghan mixed martial arts fighter, on Friday defeated his rival from Ukraine, Zaka Fathollahzada. He defeated his rival in the second round by a knockout. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Rashid ‘Ready’ for Sunrisers Opening Match in IPL
1TV: Afghanistan will play friendly football matches against Indonesia and Singapore next month in Dubai, Afghanistan Football Federation announced Thursday. The match against Indonesia will be played on 25 May while that against Singapore will be on 29 May. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Afghans to Face Iranian, Ukrainian Rivals
Tolo News: Afghan MMA fighter Hussian Bakhsh Safari defeated his Russian rival [via decision], Aktyabrin Yakovlev, in the Eagle Fighting Championship (EFC) in Moscow on Tuesday night. Both opponents fit the 65kg weight class. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Abdul Azim Badakhshi and Nusrat Haqparast, two Afghan mixed martial arts fighters, defeated rivals from Azerbaijan and Mexico at the Brave Combat competition and Ultimate Fighting Championship, which are MMA events. Badakhshi defeated his Azerbaijani rival Agshin Babaev with a knockout out in the Brave Combat Federation, which was held in Bahrain on
Tolo News: Baz Mohammad Mubarez, a famous Afghan mixed martial arts fighter, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Snow Leopard Fighting Championship (SLFC) on Monday in Kabul. According to the agreement, Mubarez will fight a rival from Ukraine at the twelfth SLFC competition that will be held on April 9th in Kabul. Click here
Tolo News: A competition featuring traditional wrestling, known as Koresh, was held in Samangan on Monday and ended with the selection of seven top athletes to join the province’s team. Over 100 athletes from five Samangan clubs participated. Koresh is a traditional wrestling sport that originated in Central Asia. Click here to read more (external
Tolo News: Afghan women’s one-day taekwondo open competitions in Kabul ended with the victory of the Abrishom Dorakhshan team on Sunday. 50 female taekwondo athletes in multiple weight-categories participated. Nargis Hussaini was selected as “the top athlete,” while Nematullah Habibi was picked as “top coach.” Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Nasratullah Akhonzada, an Afghan mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, announced that he is prepared to attend an event in Russia in March hosted by the Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA) organization. Another Afghan MMA fighter, Abdul Azim Badakhshi, has also announced a fight abroad. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Afghan mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Ahmad Wali Hotak defeated his rival from Brazil in the Truly Grand Fighting Championship (TGFC) match in Kabul on Thursday evening. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Wushu Competition Ends, Next to Include Foriegn Martial Artists