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Afghan wushu team gears up for Hangzhou Asian Games

STORY: Afghan wushu team gears up for Hangzhou Asian Games DATELINE: Sept. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of training 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): MOHAMMAD KHALID HOTAK, Wushu athlete 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): MOHAMMAD KHALID HOTAK, Wushu athlete 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): GULGUL SHAH KHALID, Coach STORYLINE: At a Kabul-based training hall, six Afghan athletes competed in pairs to practice martial arts with limited equipment amid roasting weather, fully prepared for the 19th Asian Games that opens on Sept. 23 in China's Hangzhou. Mohammad Khalid Hotak, 30, is one of the most prominent wushu athletes on the team. He will join the men's Sanda 70 kg competition in Hangzhou. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): MOHAMMAD KHALID HOTAK, Wushu athlete "Wushu's discipline is a message of peace, intimacy and friendship, and it creates peace and brotherhood. I have competed with champions from China four times. It is a very good experience for me, and it also allows me to understand the skills o

Afghan wushu team gears up for Hangzhou Asian Games

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