thepharoah 2,264 Posted February 3, 2020 Author #11 Share Posted February 3, 2020 39 minutes ago, MHSN said: wow this is new ! I didn't know that, that's big. he is a former world medalist, the most entertaining Iranian taekwondo athlete IMO, so talented , he was just physically weak that's why he didn't dominate the world in his time. the last time I heard about him, he had some serious health issues (even life threatening if I'm not wrong) and that's why they didn't invite him to the national team anymore. when I googled his name, there was absolutely nothing about him during 2019. checking his instagram, he is just happy to win a gold after a year of absence ! doesn't mention anything about changing nationality but we heard these stories before. as I said before, with this rate soon half of the competitors in world stage will be Iranian born most of them are not that good though but this guy (if healthy) is really good. he is Olympic gold medal material. of course it depends on his physical situation. maybe he was just playing for an Emirate club in the tournament Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHSN 3,047 Posted February 3, 2020 #12 Share Posted February 3, 2020 44 minutes ago, thepharoah said: maybe he was just playing for an Emirate club in the tournament yes that's possible but there are already two profiles for him , one for Iran, and one for UAE (empty profile though) with some differences in his surname https://worldtkd.simplycompete.com/playerProfile/11e6eef4-55bc-66dc-92b4-12f817a4f090 https://worldtkd.simplycompete.com/playerProfile/11ea3bad-b911-96f1-8f4c-02dd56220184 thepharoah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHSN 3,047 Posted February 15, 2020 #13 Share Posted February 15, 2020 2020 Asian Taekwondo Championship in Lebanon got cancelled , no need to say why no update if they postponed the competition or changed the venue but Asian Taekwondo Confederation noticed all national federations about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHSN 3,047 Posted February 19, 2020 #14 Share Posted February 19, 2020 On 04/02/2020 at 04:45, thepharoah said: maybe he was just playing for an Emirate club in the tournament it seems your guess was correct, or at least that's what he claims. he is training in Oman and UAE these days and works in an Emirate club. he claims he has no intention to represent another country even though he knows it will be an uphill task for him to find his way back to the Iranian national team. thepharoah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,172 Posted March 30, 2020 #15 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Malawi taekwondo star makes uniform donation This is literally the most random piece of news I have ever read. ITG heywoodu 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHSN 3,047 Posted March 31, 2020 #16 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Some changes in WT calendar http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/postponement-of-tokyo-2020-and-subsequent-impact-on-wt-calendar/ interestingly , we still will have a 2021 World Championships but they changed the date to somewhere in last 3 months of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ionoutz24 114 Posted May 14, 2020 #17 Share Posted May 14, 2020 https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1094170/world-taekwondo-extraordinary-council?fbclid=IwAR32Br7KvyNqmGyUesyh497Vdjec4--hI-PfS2pewUVHFR3ClETypq02P8Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepharoah 2,264 Posted September 27, 2020 Author #18 Share Posted September 27, 2020 http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/world-taekwondo-mourns-passing-of-vice-president-gen-ahmed-fouly/ RIP Ahmed El Fouly , former Egyptian federation president and WT vice president Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepharoah 2,264 Posted October 30, 2020 Author #19 Share Posted October 30, 2020 The Olympic Champion Ahmed Abu Ghaush announced his retirement on his facebook page, right now he's in jail facing accusations of fraud by his father in his jordanese papers from 32 ys he is originally from Palestine like 80% of Jordan's peopke I don't really understand what is his problem in this but it looks like his retirement is serious and we won't see him playing in Tokyo dcro and phelps 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,500 Posted October 30, 2020 #20 Share Posted October 30, 2020 23 minutes ago, thepharoah said: The Olympic Champion Ahmed Abu Ghaush announced his retirement on his facebook page, right now he's in jail facing accusations of fraud by his father in his jordanese papers from 32 ys he is originally from Palestine like 80% of Jordan's peopke I don't really understand what is his problem in this but it looks like his retirement is serious and we won't see him playing in Tokyo Wait, his father accused him of fraud? And 80% of Jordan's people are born in Palestine? I am a little confused but very interested If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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