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Zimbabwean teen teaches taekwondo to fight child marriage

by Farai Mutsaka
| January 5, 2021 1:12 AM

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — In Zimbabwe, where girls as young as 10 are forced to marry due to poverty or traditional and religious practices, a teenage taekwondo enthusiast is using the sport to give girls in an impoverished community a fighting chance at life.

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