Gibson Mara started taekwondo in 2022, now he's going to the Olympics

Fresh Off The Field
09/05/2024 53 min
Gibson Mara started taekwondo in 2022, now he's going to the Olympics

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Gibson Mara took up taekwondo for self-defence reasons but within two years he's off to try win Papua New Guinea's first Olympic medal. We talk about the pressures of competition, his Pacific Games experience and why Mara will head to Adelaide to train before the Olympics.Also, Marian Kupu and Talei Matairakula join Bobby Macumber to chat sport around the Pacific including U-15 OFC women's soccer, Super Rugby in Tonga and more.

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