Farzad Mansouri

Farzad Mansouri (born 19 March 2002) is an Afghan taekwondo practitioner. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Mansouri and Kamia Yousufi carried Afghanistan's flag at the Opening Ceremony.

Farzad Mansouri
Personal information
Nationality Afghanistan
Born (2002-03-19) March 19, 2002
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
CountryAfghanistan
SportTaekwondo

Career

Farzad Mansouri won a silver medal the 2019 Asian Junior Taekwondo Championships in Amman.[1] In 2021, Mansouri won a bronze medal in the 74 kg weight category at the 2021 Beirut Open Taekwondo Tournament.[2][3] Mansouri will compete at the 2020 Olympics in the men's +80 kg event.[4][5] He received a scholarship from the IOC as part of its Olympic Solidarity programme.[6]

Personal life

After the 2021 Fall of Kabul, he departed Kabul.[7]

See also

References
  1. "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. MENAFN. "Afghans Scoop 2 Bronze Medals in Beirut Taekwondo Contest". menafn.com. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. "Taekwondo: Afghans Win 2 Bronze Medals in Beirut Competition". TOLOnews. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  4. Faizi, Benafsha. "Candidate Athletes – Olympic New Site". Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. Mora, Esteban (24 June 2021). "Exclusive: Wild cards for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". mastkd.com. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. "Taekwondo MANSOURI Farzad - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 23 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Afghanistan's Olympic flag-bearer tells of escape from Kabul". The National. 25 August 2021.


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