Taekwondo: No Longer Unknown, Afghan Athlete Has Eyes on Gold
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Taekwondo: No Longer Unknown, Afghan Athlete Has Eyes on Gold

Kabul : Afghanistan | Jul 27, 2012 at 7:18 AM PDT
Source: International Herald Tribune
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It was only by chance that a 10-year-old Rohullah Nikpah found taekwondo. Unlike most Olympic athletes, Nikpah was not groomed from an early age to compete. Rather, he grew up in a refugee camp in Iran, and one day he accompanied his brother to a makeshift gym for a taekwondo sparring session. FULL ARTICLE AT International Herald Tribune
 
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