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![Rohullah Nikpai won Afghanistan’s first Olympic medal, with a bronze in TaeKwanDo:
“I hope this will send a message of peace to my country after 30 years of war,” Nikpai said after winning the bronze in the men’s under 58-kilogram taekwondo event.
Only four Afghan athletes came to Beijing, representing a country that had never won an Olympic medal and is sinking ever deeper into war as the Taliban insurgency escalates.
Along with the president’s offer of a house, Nikpai’s bronze medal also brings him a US$50,000 prize from a mobile phone company in Afghanistan. [Link]
This victory means Afghanistan won 25% of the medals won in Beijing by South Asian countries.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/0m0p6fREsd23q5ztvlCYBuU7_250.jpg)
Rohullah Nikpai won Afghanistan’s first Olympic medal, with a bronze in TaeKwanDo:
“I hope this will send a message of peace to my country after 30 years of war,” Nikpai said after winning the bronze in the men’s under 58-kilogram taekwondo event.
Only four Afghan athletes came to Beijing, representing a country that had never won an Olympic medal and is sinking ever deeper into war as the Taliban insurgency escalates.
Along with the president’s offer of a house, Nikpai’s bronze medal also brings him a US$50,000 prize from a mobile phone company in Afghanistan. [Link]
This victory means Afghanistan won 25% of the medals won in Beijing by South Asian countries.
