Born and raised in Korea, Egyptian wrestler pursues citizenship for shot at Olympics

Fouda Faris Ahmed has won four consecutive wrestling tournaments in South Korea. But the 21-year-old, who was born and raised in South Korea, cannot enter the country’s national team trials. An Egyptian citizen, Ahmed is seeking special naturalization so he can compete under the Korean flag and, he hopes, one day hear South Korea’s national anthem from an Olympic podium. “Whenever I imagine winning the Olympics or another championship for a country other than Korea, my heart does not pound,” Ahm