(SP)AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-JUDO-OLYMPIAN

(SP)AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-JUDO-OLYMPIAN

(240717) -- KABUL, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Children practice judo in a judo club in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan on July 17, 2024. Ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Afghan Olympian Mohammad Samim Faizad is now busy training at a judo club in Kabul. Coached by his uncle, a former Olympian who competed in the 2012 London Olympics, 22-year-old Faizad is also dedicated to mentoring young athletes. He hopes to cultivate future Olympians. Despite a harsh training environment, Faizad wasted no time in making full preparations. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

(SP)AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-JUDO-OLYMPIAN

(SP)AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-JUDO-OLYMPIAN

(240717) -- KABUL, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 17, 2024 shows Mohammad Samim Faizad at a judo club in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. Ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Afghan Olympian Mohammad Samim Faizad is now busy training at a judo club in Kabul. Coached by his uncle, a former Olympian who competed in the 2012 London Olympics, 22-year-old Faizad is also dedicated to mentoring young athletes. He hopes to cultivate future Olympians. Despite a harsh training environment, Faizad wasted no time in making full preparations. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

(SP)AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-JUDO-OLYMPIAN

(SP)AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-JUDO-OLYMPIAN

(240717) -- KABUL, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Athletes practice judo in a judo club in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan on July 17, 2024. Ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Afghan Olympian Mohammad Samim Faizad is now busy training at a judo club in Kabul. Coached by his uncle, a former Olympian who competed in the 2012 London Olympics, 22-year-old Faizad is also dedicated to mentoring young athletes. He hopes to cultivate future Olympians. Despite a harsh training environment, Faizad wasted no time in making full preparations. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

(SP)AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-JUDO-OLYMPIAN

(SP)AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-JUDO-OLYMPIAN

(240717) -- KABUL, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Mohammad Samim Faizad (1st R) watches other athletes practicing judo at a judo club in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, July 17, 2024. Ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Afghan Olympian Mohammad Samim Faizad is now busy training at a judo club in Kabul. Coached by his uncle, a former Olympian who competed in the 2012 London Olympics, 22-year-old Faizad is also dedicated to mentoring young athletes. He hopes to cultivate future Olympians. Despite a harsh training environment, Faizad wasted no time in making full preparations. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM