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Pita Nikolas Taufatofua: Tonga’s Gift to Taekwondo Vows to Give Back

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (August 22, 2016) – He did not win a medal in Rio, but Tongan athlete Pita Nikolas Taufatofua may just be the most famous face – or rather, body – to emerge from the 2016 Olympic Games. When he marched into the stadium as his nation’s stan...

Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin: Kicking Open the Door for Iranian Women

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Aug 22, 2016) – It was on Day 2 of the Olympic taekwondo competition at Carioca Arena 3 in Rio’s Barra Olympic Park that history was written. The final buzzer rang on the bronze medal match in the women’s -57kg category and an 18-year-old athle...

Olympic Taekwondo Day 4: Titans Clash and Golds Go to China and Azerbaijan

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Aug. 20, 2016) – The fourth and final day of the Olympic taekwondo competition at Carioca Arena 3 in Rio’s Barra Olympic Park saw the male and female heavyweight categories being contested, with golds going to China and Azerbaijan. In the women +...

Olympic Taekwondo Day 3: On Day of Thunder, Olympic Golds Go To South Korea and Cote d’Ivoire

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Aug. 19, 2016) – Day 3 of the Olympic taekwondo competition at the Carioca Arena 3 in Rio’s Barra Olympic Park saw two more highly anticipated weight categories being contested, with golds going to South Korea and Cote d’Ivoire – a historic ...

Jordanian Taekwondo Hero Will Offer Olympic Gold Medal to King and Country

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Aug. 19 2016) – When he returns home to Jordan after gifting his country with its first gold medal in any Olympic sport, ever, Ahmad Abughaush is going to offer his gold medal to the king – but what he is really looking forward to is dining o...