African taekwondo champion to fight for a medal at Beijing Olympics
31/7/2008 17:54
Libyan taekwondo player Ezedin Tlish said he will fight for a medal at
Beijing Olympics after finishing a two-hour training session in Beijing
today.
It's the third time for the African champion to have training in the
Capital Institute of Physical Education, which has four separated mats for
taekwondo training.
"It's good here," said the 26-year-old player, who is the
only taekwondo player from Libya.
The head coach Gerwash Ibrahim said Tlish
is the best taekwondo player in Libya.
"I think we have a chance (to get a
medal)," he said.
Taekwondo is one of the most popular sports in Libya and a
lot of people have been practising it, the coach said.
Taekwondo teams began
their training sessions in the institute from Monday, according to Meng Li,
taekwondo training site supervisor. Besides Tlish, athletes from Cuba and
Honduras also did training today.
The Olympic taekwondo competitions will
began on August 20 in the University of Science and Technology of Beijing.
Xinhua
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