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Tonga flag bearer debuts at cross-country skiing world championships
His first race, after taking up the sport a month ago, went about as expected.
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Olympic taekwondo star accused of sexual abuse, report says
A newspaper is reporting that two brothers under investigation for sexual misconduct were allowed to take part in the Rio Olympics.
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World Taekwondo Federation drops acronym due to ‘negative connotations’
The move was nearly two years in the making.
View ArticleTongan flag bearer to reveal new sport
"What I'm going to present is a sport that's much more aligned with being a Tongan."
View ArticleU.S. Olympic taekwondo gold medalist banned amid investigation
Arguably the sport's biggest star has been under investigation for three years.
View ArticleUSOC calls sex-trafficking lawsuit ‘calculated to offend’
The complaint, “appears to be a cynical attempt by counsel to subvert important protective laws with the goal of sensationalizing this case.”
View ArticleTonga flag bearer guarantees medal if he makes 2020 Olympics in new sport
Pita Taufatofua also chose an interesting title for his book.
View ArticleSteven Lopez, Olympic taekwondo champion, banned permanently
He's the only U.S. Olympic taekwondo gold medalist.
View ArticlePrince Harry, Meghan Markle wear Tonga flag bearer’s Olympic outfit
The viral sensation was very much part of the royal couple's two-day visit.
View ArticleSteven Lopez, Olympic taekwondo champion, removed from banned list
The Lopezes are named as defendants in a sex-trafficking lawsuit.
View ArticleTaekwondo coach Jean Lopez’s ban lifted in misconduct case
DENVER (AP) — An arbitration panel has ruled in favor of taekwondo coach Jean Lopez, meaning his name has been removed from the U.S. Center for SafeSport’s sanctioned list and he is free to resume...
View ArticleTonga flag bearer eyes history with two sports at Tokyo Olympics
Pita Taufatofua can accomplish a first in Olympic history.
View ArticleEsther Kim, who gave her Olympic spot to best friend, dies at 40
Esther Kim, who died at age 40, gave her Olympic taekwondo spot to her best friend in 2000.
View ArticlePaige McPherson is first U.S. Olympic taekwondo qualifier
Paige McPherson, a London 2012 bronze medalist, qualified for her third U.S. Olympic team in taekwondo.
View ArticleIran’s lone female Olympic medalist reportedly defects
Iran's only female Olympic medalist said she defected from the Islamic Republic in a blistering online letter that describes herself as “one of the millions of oppressed women in Iran.”
View ArticleIran’s only female Olympic medalist, who defected, eyes Tokyo Games as German...
Kimia Alizadeh, Iran's lone female Olympic medalist, faces a race against time and other taekwondo athletes to get to Tokyo.
View ArticlePita Taufatofua, Tonga flag bearer, qualifies for Tokyo Olympics
Pita Taufatofua, the Tongan flag bearer who went viral in Rio and PyeongChang, said he qualified for a third straight Olympics.
View ArticleAmerican Evan Medell medals in the Paralympic debut of taekwondo
The world No. 1, Medell was one of two Americans to compete in the first Paralympic appearance of taekwondo.
View ArticleU.S. ends Tokyo Paralympics with best gold-medal rank in 13 years and bevy of...
Led by Jessica Long, Nick Mayhugh and others, the U.S. won 104 medals across 15 sports.
View ArticleTonga Olympic flag bearer raises half a million dollars for tsunami relief
Pita Taufatofua, the shirtless Tongan Olympic flag bearer, raised more than $500,000 for relief after a volcanic eruption and tsunami devastated his nation.
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