Afghanistan, Oct. 19 -- Afghanistan's para taekwondo athlete Ali Sajjad Hamraz will compete for a bronze medal at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Japan after winning his opening bout against a Myanmar opponent and losing his second match to Taiwanese representative..
The Afghanistan National Paralympic Committee said on Monday that Hamraz defeated the Myanmar athlete in his first contest before losing to his opponent from Chinese Taipei in the next round. He will now face a competitor from Mongolia in a match for the bronze medal, the committee said.
Hamraz competed in the under-58kg category at the fifth Asian Para Games, which are being held in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, from October 18 to 24. The name of his Mongolian opponent and the sched...