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Biography sample As of , he is the only Afghan athlete to have won a medal at the Olympics. An ethnic Hazara , Nikpa started his training in Iran , at the age of He became a member of the Afghan Taekwondo team after watching martial arts films. He repatriated to Afghanistan in and continued his training at the government provided Olympic training facility in Kabul. At the Asian Games in Doha , Qatar Nikpa competed in the flyweight division where he was defeated by eventual silver medalist Nattapong Tewawetchapong of Thailand in the round of

Rohullah Nikpai

Hazara Taekwondo practitioner

Rohullah Nikpa[3] (Dari: روح‌الله نیکپا; born June 15, ) is a taekwondo practitioner and two-time Olympic bronze medalist from Afghanistan. As of , he is the only Afghan athlete to have won a medal at the Olympics.

In , he became the coach of New Zealand’s national taekwondo team.[2]

Career

An ethnic Hazara, Nikpa started his training in Iran, at the age of [4] During the s civil war, his family left the city and lived as refugees in Iran. He became a member of the Afghan Taekwondo team after watching martial arts films.

He repatriated to Afghanistan in and continued his training at the government provided Olympic training facility in Kabul. At the Asian Games in Doha, Qatar Nikpa competed in the flyweight division where he was defeated by eventual silver medalist Nattapong Tewawetchapong of Thailand in the round of

Nikpa competed in the 58&#;kg category at the Summer Olympics, defeating two-time world champion Juan Antonio Ramos of Spain to win the bronze medal, making him Afghanistan's first (and as of , only) Olympic medalist in any event.

He became a national hero, returning to Afghanistan and getting off the plane to be met with a crowd of thousands.

Biography definition and examples While individuals may encounter difficulties in life simply because of their gender, skin colour, religion or country of origin, the Games, with the diversity of the athletes who take part, champion the right to be different. Participating at the Games may not change the world, but it can certainly help make a difference. It had been an extremely long journey from his introduction to taekwondo at 10 years of age in a refugee camp in Iran. Born in Kabul, incessant conflict forced him to leave Afghanistan. Four years later, in London, Nikpai repeated his performance, winning a second bronze medal.

Then-Afghan President Hamid Karzai immediately called to congratulate Nikpa. Karzai also awarded him a house, car, and other luxuries at the government’s expense.[5] "I hope this will send a message of peace to my country after 30 years of war," Nikpa said.[6][7] In the Summer Olympics, Rohullah entered the 68&#;kg category, where he was defeated by Iran's Mohammad Bagheri Motamed; he eventually won his bronze medal at the Olympic Games after defeating Martin Stamper of Great Britain.

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References

  1. ^Rohullah NikpaArchived January 28, , at londoncom
  2. ^ ab"Rohullah Nikpa appointed coach of New Zealand's national taekwondo team". Kabul Now. July 6, Retrieved August 6,
  3. ^"Olympic taekwondo medallist Rohullah Nikpa wants to 'bring happiness' to Afghanistan".

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    As of , he is the only Afghan athlete to have won a medal at the Olympics. An ethnic Hazara , Nikpa started his training in Iran , at the age of He became a member of the Afghan Taekwondo team after watching martial arts films. He repatriated to Afghanistan in and continued his training at the government provided Olympic training facility in Kabul. At the Asian Games in Doha , Qatar Nikpa competed in the flyweight division where he was defeated by eventual silver medalist Nattapong Tewawetchapong of Thailand in the round of

    Kimberly Kwek. The Straits Times. June 24, Retrieved August 6,

  4. ^Nikpa hopes his medal can serve as message of peaceESPN
  5. ^Amir Shah and Rahim Faiez (August 20, ). Afghan medalist wins a house, cheers from country.

    Rohullah nikpai biography definition Rohullah Nikpai born June 15, is an athlete from Afghanistan. He won an Olympic bronze medal for taekwondo. Nikpai started his training in Kabul , Afghanistan , at the age of He lost to silver medalist Nattapong Tewawetchapong of Thailand in round Nikpai was in Taekwondo at the Summer Olympics.

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  6. ^Amir Shah; Rahim Faiez (20 August ). "Afghanistan in awe after winning first Olympic medal". USA Today. Associated Press. Retrieved August 20,
  7. ^"Athlete Biography of Rohullah Nikpa".

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