Rohullah Nikpai
Afghanistans First Olympic Medalist
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Articles KABUL, Afghanistan -- Noor Ahmad Gayezabi said a silent prayer while watching the small family TV with his 13-year-old son. "Help Nikpai. Help Nikpai. Help Afghanistan." Then he watched his country win its first-ever Olympic medal. Rohullah Nikpai defeated world champion Juan Antonio Ramos of Spain on Wednesday to earn the bronze medal in the men's under 58-kilogram taekwondo competition, sparking applause, wide smiles and laughter in homes, restaurants and ice cream parlors around the country... Read More
KABUL (Reuters) - Thousands of jubilant Afghans packed the national stadium to give the country's first Olympic medal winner Rohullah Nikpai a hero's welcome on Thursday. Nikpai, who won a taekwondo bronze medal, was met by Vice-President Karim Khalili at Kabul airport in the morning as Afghan helicopters circled over the city dropping leaflets with his picture ."He has made the Afghan people proud," read the leaflet... Read More
Twenty one year old Rohullah Nikpai made history by winning Afghanistan's first Olympic medal. When returning from Beijing, China to his resident city of Kabul, he was given a red carpet welcome by thousands of local Afghans. As soon as he reached the airport he was picked up and driven straight to Kabul's national stadium and was greeted by a crowd of 5,000 cheering fans... More
Nikpai, 21, who won a taekwondo bronze, was cheered by crowds of people as he was driven in an open-topped truck from the international airport to the arena. "Nikpai brought pride to Afghanistan," Vice-President Mohammad Karim Khalili said, as the athlete looked on. A string of speakers praised Nikpai's abilities and presented prizes to him... Read More
Kabul: The Hazara national hero, Rohullah Nikpai, who brought the first-ever medal to Afghanistan in the history of Olympics, arrived in Kabul to a warmly welcoming nation united in his victory. Vice President Karim Khalili, ministers, members of parliament, officials and a large number of people of diverse faiths, ethnicities, ages and genders poured to the streets to welcome their common hero... Read More
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