Refugee athlete's dream of a taekwondo medal cut short at Paris Olympics

Paris — Having overcome so many hurdles, Iranian refugee athlete Hadi Tiranvalipour experienced immense disappointment Wednesday as his dream of winning an Olympic medal was cut short when he lost in a taekwondo qualification bout at the Paris Games.  Tiranvalipour, 26, was up against Palestinian Omar Ismail in the men’s under 58 kilograms competition and was handed a 2-0 loss in a lopsided match at the lavish Grand Palais venue on the first day of taekwondo events.  “I’m not satisfied with my performance...