Taekwondo coach scores gold with Uzbek citizenship

Credits: Rayhan Demytrie, producer; Robin Forestier-Walker, Marion Viguier, edit; Alexander Lee, camera; Takhir Ziyamuhamedov, field producer; Michelle Hoffman, executive producer  |  19 January 2021

Taekwondo coach scores gold with Uzbek citizenship

A former kickboxing champion has been given the right to citizenship after 28 years of waiting. Mukhamadjon Turgunov can now travel and develop his career as a Taekwondo coach.

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