Afghanistan's Rohullah Nikpai, right, stands on the podium with his bronze medal, and from left, silver medalist Yulis Gabriel Mercedes of the Dominican Republic, gold medal winner Mexico's Guillermo Perez, and other bronze medalist Chu Mu-Yenflank him during the medal ceremony of the men's taekwondo -58 kg class at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. AP Photo logo AP Photo 17 months ago

Afghanistan's Rohullah Nikpai, right, stands on the podium with his bronze medal, and from left, silver medalist Yulis Gabriel Mercedes of the Dominican Republic, gold medal winner Mexico's Guillermo Perez, and other bronze medalist Chu Mu-Yenflank him during the medal ceremony of the men's taekwondo -58 kg class at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008.

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