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Afghan athlete wins gold at taekwondo championships
(Last Updated On: August 12, 2023)
Ali Akbar Amiri, a member of Afghanistan’s national taekwondo team, has grabbed gold at the 2023 Chuncheon Korea Open International Taekwondo Championships.
Amiri secured first place in the men’s +87kg category of the tournament after beating Nigeria’s Abdoul Issoufou.
Issouffou won silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, which was the best result ever by a Nigerian at the Olympic Games.
He has won gold medals at several other major tournaments including World Taekwondo Championships, African Championships and African Games.
Afghanistan’s Amiri also defeated rivals from Canada, Kazakhstan and South Korea in the Chuncheon Korea Open International Taekwondo Championships.
It was the first time that an Afghan athlete won gold at this tournament.