Taekwondo names pro wrestler to squad for Asian c'ships

Taekwondo names pro wrestler to squad for Asian c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Popular women's pro wrestler Rumi Kazama is congratulated by Japan Taekwondo Federation director general Tomoyoshi Takahashi in Tokyo on April 27 after the 34-year-old former kick boxer was named to the Japanese squad for the Asian taekwondo championships in Hong Kong in May. The Korean martial art will be making its debut in Sydney as an official medal sport in the Olympic Games in September.

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