Afghan boxer Jawid Aman Mukhamad, missing from the ring

Afghan boxer Jawid Aman Mukhamad missing from the ring

He was one of only two Afghan athletes at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, USA. Boxer Jawid Aman Mukhamad didn’t even make it to the qualifying rounds for his category. But he used the Olympics as an opportunity to flee the Taliban regime. This is the latest in our series on Olympic deserters.

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