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Nikpa, the first winner of Olympics medal for Afghanistan to be featured in Hollywood movie

7th August, 2020 · admin

Khaama: The Hollywood film industry is going to feature the life story of Rohullah Nikpa, the first winner of Olympics medal for Afghanistan in a movie. Eddie Arya, a Sydney-based renowned filmmaker has expressed his desire to produce a film on Nikpa which would be his fourth movie. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Afghan Sports News, Entertainment News | Tags: Nikpai |
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Afghanistan Finishes Second In AFC Futsal Championship

22nd June, 2019 · admin

Tolo News: The National U20 Futsal Team finished second in the AFC Futsal Championship after losing the final match against Japan. The match ended 3-1 in Japan’s favor.  Japan has won the title two times in its history. The match was held in the city of Tabriz, Iran, on Saturday. Click here to read more (external link). Related

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Posted in Afghan Sports News | Tags: Futsal, Nikpai |
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Playing Fields, Sports Clubs, Gyms Becoming Afghanistan’s Bloody New Battlegrounds

12th September, 2018 · admin

Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 12, 2018 Sayed Ali Rezwan was lifting dumbbells when an explosion ripped through Kabul’s Maiwand sports club, where scores of young wrestlers were in the middle of a training session. The blast threw 23-year-old Rezwan against a wall. Wounded and covered in dust, he stumbled through the debris

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, ISIS/DAESH, Security, Taliban | Tags: Cricket, Football (Soccer), Martial Arts, Nikpai, Taekwondo, Wrestling |
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South Asian Games Update: Afghanistan a dominant force in Taekwondo

15th February, 2016 · admin

AOPNEWS | February 15, 2016 Afghanistan has been a dominant force in the 2016 South Asian Games’ Taekwondo competitions by winning more gold medals than any other country, including host country India, which is the biggest and most well-funded nation in the competitions. In total, Afghanistan has won 6 gold medals, 1 silver medal, and

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Posted in Afghan Sports News, AOP Reports | Tags: Ahmad Ali Bakshi, Humaira Shah, Khairullah Lalzad, M Sharif Muradi, Mahmood Haidari, Martial Arts, Mohsen Rezaei, Nikpai, Samia Gholami, Sumaya Ghulami, Taekwondo, Wushu |
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Nikpai and Rezaei win two more gold medals for Afghanistan at South Asian Games

13th February, 2016 · admin

AOPNEWS | February 13, 2016 Rohullah Nikpai, two-time Olympic bronze medalist, defeated Pakistani Naveed Khan via a technical knockout to win a gold medal in Taekwondo today in the Under 68 kg category at the 2016 South Asian Games, currently being held in India. Also, Mohsen Rezaei defeated India’s Abrar Khan to win a gold

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Posted in Afghan Sports News, AOP Reports | Tags: Khairullah Lalzad, Martial Arts, Mohsen Rezaei, Nikpai, Taekwondo |
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Rohullah Nikpai will be star attraction at South Asian Games Taekwondo

12th February, 2016 · admin

Khaama Press:  Afghan Olympic hero will be the star attraction in the three-day Taekwondo event at the 12th South Asian Games organized in India. The Taekwondo event will begin from tomorrow where the two-time Afghan Olympic medalist is set to show his skills at the regional mega event for the first time since participating in the

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Posted in Afghan Sports News | Tags: Martial Arts, Nikpai, Taekwondo |
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Afghan Olympic medalist gives reason why he had left Afghanistan

6th January, 2016 · admin

AOPNEWS | January 5, 2016 Rohullah Nikpai, the Taekwondo practitioner who won Afghanistan’s only medals in the Olympic Games told Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) in an interview published today that he had left Afghanistan in protest because of the “Taekwondo Federation’s discriminatory attitude.” Nikpai didn’t provide exact details to PAN, however, in the past, other

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Posted in Afghan Sports News, AOP Reports | Tags: Martial Arts, Nikpai, Taekwondo |

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