Khaama: The National Olympic Committee of Afghanistan announced that a three-member team from the National Taekwondo ITF Federation is heading to China for the Asia Championship Cup. The competition is scheduled to take place from August 6 to 8 in the city of Wuxi, China. The Asia Championship Cup will feature athletes from eight countries
Khaama: The Afghanistan Taekwondo Federation has announced that Seyed Hassan Rezaee, a former national taekwondo team member, has been appointed as the head coach of the Nepal national team. On Tuesday, June 4, the federation congratulated Rezaee on his new position in Nepal and wished him success. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama: Mohsen Rezaee, an Afghan Taekwondo athlete, defeated his Japanese opponent in the qualification rounds at the 2024 Paris Olympics. It’s worth noting that Ali Reza Abbas, another Afghan Taekwondo athlete competing under the banner of the Refugee Team of the World Taekwondo Federation, secured his spot in the Olympics by defeating opponents from Nepal,
Ariana: Afghanistan won the 5th COMBAXX Asian Open Taekwondo Championship after clinching two gold medals along with two silver medals on Sunday in Pakistan. Mohsen Rezaei and Ali Akbar Amiri both won gold while Omid Sahak and Hekmatullah Zain each won silver. According to the Afghanistan Taekwondo Federation the team topped the scoreboard, securing overall
Khaama: 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, Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan, with one loss against his Korean opponent. The 9th edition of the
8am: In a display of impressive skill and unwavering determination, Afghan taekwondo athlete Mohsen Rezaei has emerged as the victor in the final match of the World Taekwondo Festival, triumphing over Mehdi Khavari and securing the coveted gold medal. The final match of this prestigious competition took place on Sunday, August 19th, culminating in Rezaei’s
Khaama: Ali Akbar Amiri, a distinguished member of Afghanistan’s national taekwondo team, clinched the prestigious gold medal at the 2023 Chuncheon Korea Open International Taekwondo Championships. Amiri clinched the top spot in the tournament’s men’s +87kg category by overcoming the challenge posed by Nigeria’s Abdoul Issoufou. His exceptional performance and victory underscored his dominance in
Ariana: Ruhollah Nikpai, who made history for his country after becoming a two-time Olympic medalist, has been appointed as the head coach of the New Zealand taekwondo team. Nikpai, who hails from Maidan Wardak, is Afghanistan’s only Olympic medalist in any event when he won bronze in 2008 in Beijing. Four years later, he again
The Independent (UK): Her high front kick could easily take down an opponent and win her a medal in any championship. But in Afghanistan, taekwondo champion Marzieh Hamidi has been sex-shamed by the Taliban and driven out of her homeland. “Many men in Taliban’s Afghanistan have been led to believe women cannot be champions. When
A group of women and girls has been holding secret taekwondo sessions in the Afghan capital, Kabul. The Taliban, who returned to power in August 2021, has banned women from participating in sports and from exercising in public. The athletes’ faces have been covered and their voices changed for their safety.