ENG:

Rosie talks with Abdullah Sediqi about his career as an Olympic athlete. It all started when he had to flee from his own country Afghanistan and became a refugee. Professor Marc Theeboom explains what the positive effects of sports can mean for the battle against poverty.

NL:

Rosie praat met Abdullah Sediqi over zijn carrière als Olympisch atleet. Het begon allemaal toen hij zijn thuisland Afghanistan moest ontvluchten. Professor Marc Theeboom legt uit wat de positieve effecten van sport kunnen betekenen in de strijd tegen armoede.

Chapters:

(00:00) Intro

(01:43) Who is Abdullah?

(03:42) Taekwondo

(05:58) Positive effects of sports

(08:00) Staying in shape as an athlete

(09:57) Refugees deserve equal opportunities

(10:55) What research says about martial arts

(13:00) From refugee to rolemodel

(17:04) Connection between sports & poverty

(22:14) Abdullah's goals & dreams

(25:32) Outro

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FS0AMllxNA8