taekwondo

Paralympic Games:

Iranian athlete refuses to compete against Israeli

Iranian athlete Saeid Sadeghianpour does not show up to taekwondo match against Israel's Adnan Milad, handing the Israeli an automatic win.

Paralympic Games:

Israeli athlete Asaf Yasur wins gold in taekwondo

Israeli athlete Asaf Yasur defeats Turkey's Ali Can Ozcan and clinches Israel's first gold medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games being held in Paris.

Taekwondo world body bans competitor boycotts of Israel

World Taekwondo to change regs in wake of Jordanian fighter refusing to compete against Israeli.

Olympic medalist's father: I couldn't breathe for 30 seconds

Father of Israel's first Olympic taekwondo medalist: She's a fighter, she never gives up.

Martial artist to resume career after leaving Iran

Women's bronze medal winner from Rio Olympics says she was used by the regime as a 'propaganda tool,' hopes to compete in Tokyo games.

Emuna Samuels of Efrat runner-up in European taekwondo contest

Samuels is now ranked first in her category, after taking gold earlier this year.

Iranian Olympic medalist defects to Europe

Kimia Alizadeh, only woman to win an Olympic medal for Iran, becomes latest athlete to defect from Iran,cites 'injustice' towards athletes.

Israelis barred from taekwondo world championship in Tunisia

Tunisian courts rule Israelis not allowed to compete in international sporting events to avoid 'normalization.'

Yesha Woman Aims for 2nd European Championships Victory

Bat-El Gatterer, 24, talks religion and sports with Arutz Sheva before her second European Championships.