NPR: taekwondo https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=599163564 taekwondo en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:33:06 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: taekwondo https://www.npr.org/tags/599163564/taekwondo Taekwondo athlete Zakia Khudadadi wins the Paralympic refugee team its first medal The Afghan para-athlete makes history for the refugee team that represents the 120 million people globally who have been displaced. Fri, 30 Aug 2024 04:43:42 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2024/08/30/nx-s1-5095696/paralympics-refugee-team-taekwondo-zakia-khudadadi https://www.npr.org/2024/08/30/nx-s1-5095696/paralympics-refugee-team-taekwondo-zakia-khudadadi

The Afghan para-athlete makes history for the refugee team that represents the 120 million people globally who have been displaced.

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]]> Ayana Archie World Taekwondo strips Russia's Vladimir Putin of his honorary black belt Russian President Vladimir Putin received the honorary black belt back in Nov. 2013 from World Taekwondo, the international governing body of the sport. He is known to be a fan of martial arts. Wed, 02 Mar 2022 15:58:55 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2022/03/02/1084003929/putin-taekwondo-black-belt https://www.npr.org/2022/03/02/1084003929/putin-taekwondo-black-belt Russian President Vladimir Putin received the honorary black belt back in Nov. 2013 from World Taekwondo, the international governing body of the sport. He is known to be a fan of martial arts.

]]> Jaclyn Diaz Former USA Taekwondo Coach Banned From The Sport For Sexual Misconduct Jean Lopez coached the U.S. taekwondo team at four Olympic Games. A SafeSport investigation has found him guilty of sexual misconduct against multiple athletes, including minors. Wed, 04 Apr 2018 16:54:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2018/04/04/599112428/former-usa-taekwondo-coach-banned-from-the-sport-for-sexual-misconduct https://www.npr.org/2018/04/04/599112428/former-usa-taekwondo-coach-banned-from-the-sport-for-sexual-misconduct

Jean Lopez coached the U.S. taekwondo team at four Olympic Games. A SafeSport investigation has found him guilty of sexual misconduct against multiple athletes, including minors.

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