TOKYO - Palestinian karateka Mahmoud Daifallah is aiming for glory on the world stage but has no intention of leaving the Israeli-occupied West Bank to train despite the hardships of the conflict.
"I hope to get a gold medal in the world championships one day," said Daifallah, who finished fifth in the men's 67-kilogram kumite at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan.
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