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Afghan taekwondo team heads to Uzbekistan in lead up to Olympics 

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A group of six taekwondo athletes left Kabul on Tuesday for Uzbekistan in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics.

The group will take part in a training camp in Uzbekistan before competing in the Asian Games, which will be hosted by Jordan in three months. 

This contest will be part of the qualifying rounds for teams that will go through to the Olympics. 

The Afghan team comprises four men and two women - who have less than six months for final preparations for the Olympics if they are selected.

The 2020+1 Tokyo Olympics were postponed last year due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic. 

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Rasooli hits ton as Afghanistan A defeat Oman by 44 runs in tri-series

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Darwish Rasooli slammed a century as Afghanistan A defeated Oman by 44 runs in their second match of the tri-nation series in Oman on Monday.

Sent to bat first by Oman who won the toss, Afghanistan A posted 211-3, with captain Darwish Rasooli making 109 off 57 balls, including 9 sixes and 5 fours. Karim Janat followed with 60 off 29 balls.

Chasing the 212-run target, Oman made 167.

This is Afghanistan A's second consecutive victory in the tri-nation series. They defeated Hong Kong by 7 wickets in their first match on Sunday.

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Afghanistan A beat Hong Kong by 7 wickets in tri-series

Karim Janat made 47 runs off 27 balls. Earlier, he had taken three wickets.

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Karim Janat shined with the bat and ball as Afghanistan's A cricket team defeated Hong Kong by seven wickets in their first match of a tri-nation series in Oman on Sunday.

Sent to bat by Afghans who won the toss, Hong Kong posted 111-3 as they played all the mandated 20 overs.

Afghanistan A chased down the target in 13.5 overs.

Karim Janat made 47 runs off 27 balls. Earlier, he had taken three wickets.

Zubaid Akbari contributed with 37 off 28 balls.

Afghanistan will play Oman in their next match of the series on Monday.

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Cricket – Oman beat Afghanistan A in warm-up match

Oman chased down the target in the 18.3 overs. Shoaib Khan made 64 while Jatinder Singh contributed 30.

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Oman defeated Afghanistan A by seven wickets in the first warm-up game on Wednesday ahead of a tri-nation series and the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024.

Batting first after winning the toss in the 20-over match, Afghanistan A made 143 before they were all out in the 19.4 overs, with Sharafuddin Ashraf blasting 53 off 35 (not out).

Oman chased down the target in the 18.3 overs. Shoaib Khan made 64 while Jatinder Singh contributed 30.

Rafiullah of Oman A picked up four wickets.

The second and last warm-up match between the sides will be held on Thursday, and on Sunday, Afghanistan A will play their first match of the tri-nation series against Hong Kong.

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