London 2012. Rohullah Nikpai, taekwondo © Stéphane... Lot 32

London 2012. Rohullah Nikpai, taekwondo © Stéphane Mantey/L'Équipe 9 August 2012. Rohullah Nikpai represents the Olympic record of an entire country: Afghanistan. Bronze medallist (-58kg) in Beijing 2008 and then here in London (-68kg), he is perhaps above all the one who will inspire Zakia Khudadadi: in August 2021, the 22-year-old woman who is due to take part in the taekwondo tournament at the Tokyo Paralympic Games is stuck in Kabul in the chaos that follows the takeover of the city by the Taliban. Exfiltrated in extremis, she passed through Paris and the Insep to finally reach Tokyo, where she was eliminated in the first round. The main thing was, really, to participate. Single later print. Edition 1/1. Printed on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta Satin 300g paper. Flamant art frame. 53 X 80 cm