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Iraqi female Taekwondo coach seeks to train more women

STORY: Iraqi female Taekwondo coach seeks to train more women DATELINE: Jan. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the training 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Kurdish): AVAN MUHAMMAD ISMAIL, Taekwondo trainer 3. various of the training 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Kurdish): AVAN MUHAMMAD ISMAIL, Taekwondo trainer STORYLINE: A Taekwondo trainer, Avan Muhammad Ismail, seeks to train more girls and women in Taekwondo martial arts, in order to increase the participation of women in tournaments and help them defend themselves when necessary. Ismail, a female Taekwondo instructor with a 3rd Dan black belt, spends five years developing her abilities in the game, and has trained dozens of girls and boys in the Taekwondo game at the "Fast Kicks Taekwondo School" in Erbil. SOUNDBITE 1 (Kurdish): AVAN MUHAMMAD ISMAIL, Taekwondo trainer "The importance of this game lies in the fact that it is necessary for all members of society, especially women and girls, in order to defend themselv

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Yokozuna Hakuho in 'mochi' making event

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho pounds rice during a traditional "mochi" rice cake making event at Miyagino Stable in Tokyo on Dec. 30, 2014. He won five of the six tournaments in the year to extend his overall tourney titles to 32, equaling the late grand champion Taiho's all-time record.

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Hakuho celebrates Kyushu tourney win

FUKUOKA, Japan - Sumo grand champion Hakuho from Mongolia poses for photographers during a press conference at a hotel in Fukuoka on Nov. 29, 2010. The yokozuna took the title in five of the six sumo tournaments of the year.

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Asashoryu off to flyer

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu (L), who won five out of six tournaments in 2004, gets off to a flyer with a revenge victory over countryman Hakuho on the opening day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 9.

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Miyazato to play in Australian tournament in Feb.

TOKYO, Japan - Teenage star Ai Miyazato, who won five tournaments in her first full year on the Japan LPGA tour, smiles at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 30. The 19-year-old from Okinawa, commonly known as ''Ai-chan,'' said she will play in the ANZ Ladies Masters in Australia in February on a sponsor's exemption.

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Takanohana to sit out spring sumo tourney

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Takanohana speaks to reporters at his stable's lodging facility in Higashi-Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, on March 8 after submitting a medical report to the Japan Sumo Association to tell it knee trouble will prevent him participating in the next tournament. Takanohana will sit out the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament due to start on March 10 at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium. He will be the first yokozuna to miss five tournaments in a row.

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Miyazato to play in Australian tournament in Feb.

TOKYO, Japan - Teenage star Ai Miyazato, who won five tournaments in her first full year on the Japan LPGA tour, smiles at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 30. The 19-year-old from Okinawa, commonly known as ''Ai-chan,'' said she will play in the ANZ Ladies Masters in Australia in February on a sponsor's exemption. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu off to flyer

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu (L), who won five out of six tournaments in 2004, gets off to a flyer with a revenge victory over countryman Hakuho on the opening day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 9. (Kyodo)

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Nishikori eyeing Grand Slam title in new season

Japan's Kei Nishikori holds a public practice at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, on Dec. 28, 2015. Nishikori is looking to leave his mark with a Grand Slam title in 2016 as he seeks a quick return to the world top five, telling reporters, "Producing good results in big tournaments like Grand Slams will be important." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hakuho celebrates Kyushu tourney win

FUKUOKA, Japan - Sumo grand champion Hakuho from Mongolia poses for photographers during a press conference at a hotel in Fukuoka on Nov. 29, 2010. The yokozuna took the title in five of the six sumo tournaments of the year. (Kyodo)

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Yokozuna Hakuho in 'mochi' making event

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho pounds rice during a traditional "mochi" rice cake making event at Miyagino Stable in Tokyo on Dec. 30, 2014. He won five of the six tournaments in the year to extend his overall tourney titles to 32, equaling the late grand champion Taiho's all-time record. (Kyodo)