22-year-old CJ Nickolas, US top-ranked taekwondo athlete, targets Olympic gold in Paris.
22-year-old CJ Nickolas, the highest-ranked U.S. athlete in taekwondo, aims for gold at the Paris Olympics. Despite overcoming a malformed vertebra, heart surgery, changing weight categories, and a broken arm, Nickolas is No. 2 in the world in the men's 80-kilogram class. A silver medalist at last year's world championships, he hopes to become the first American man in taekwondo to stand on the Olympic podium in 12 years.
July 08, 2024
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