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NPR's Howard Berkes reports on two Olympic taekwondo hopefuls who're also friends. During competition last week to determine who would become a member of the Olympic team. Esther Kim officially bowed out of 1xbet online games login final match with Kay Poe, who had dislocated 1xbet online games login knee. Kim's action has ensured Poe's place on the team...and 1xbet online games login own place as cheering spectator. (4:07)

"Esther Kim and Kay Po met 11 years ago at a Halloween party at a TKD school in Houston. Po was six then and dressed like a Ninja warrior; Kim was eight and a pirate. They have been best friends and TKD teammates since. Po is considered America's best hope for a TKD medal at this summer's Olympics in Sydney Australia. Both tried to qualify for the Olympic team last Saturday in Colorado. They fought each other for the first time ever. Po won their first match. Kim won her remaining bouts with other fighters making it to the finals. 1xbet online games login watched from the stands as Po fought her last match of the preliminary round.

"1xbet online games login clashed with the other girl and her knee dislocated and then when 1xbet online games login finally fell on the floor her knee was put back into place. I was in the crowd and I remember we caught eye contact so fast. And 1xbet online games login looked at me and 1xbet online games login started shaking her head No and 1xbet online games login started crying and it looked like 1xbet online games login was thinking I am not going to be able to do this-I'm going to give up, I'm not going to be able to do this."

The two had shared Olympic dreams as long as they could remember. Esther 1xbet online games login shouted encouragement from the stands.

Kay you can do this; you can do this. Focus, focus it's in your head. Fight with your heart, fight with your heart. And 1xbet online games login got up and 1xbet online games login fought with so much heart and 1xbet online games login won that fight putting us both in the finals.

It would be Kay Po against Esther Kim again. The winner would go to the Olympics. But Po was in pain. Still 1xbet online games login insisted on fighting.

1xbet online games login was lying on the floor. 1xbet online games login was crying. 1xbet online games login like, "We're just going to fight, we're just going to fight. I looked at Kay. How are you going to fight-you can't even stand up. You know it's not fair for me to walk into the ring having two legs and you have one leg and fighting you. And I was scared too. What if we got into the ring and we clashed hard enough where 1xbet online games login didn't even have a knee any more so I said let me bow out to you. I told her 'Please don't argue with me; please just accept it because I want this.

Kim signed a form officially bowing out of the match forfeiting to 1xbet online games login friend, giving Po the spot on the Olympic team. The referee then raised Po's hand in victory; Po raised Kim's hand. The two then embraced in tears.

I told 1xbet online games login this has always been my dream. You have known it's always been my dream. But basically I think I'm handing my dreams over to 1xbet online games login .

For the first time ever Kim says 1xbet online games login feels like a champion. 1xbet online games login explains her decision by describing her friends fire in the ring. Kay Po fights with a lot of heart Kim says and always has, implying 1xbet online games login can't always muster that herself. Po says her doctors are confident 1xbet online games login 'll be ready for the Olympics in September.

I think I feel blessed to have such a wonderful friend that would make such a sacrifice for me. And it's going to be easier for me whenever I get tired during practice or I don't feel like working out I'm going to have to remember that this isn't just for me. I'm living out her dream as well. Since 1xbet online games login 's given me the opportunity to do it I better work my butt off.

Kay Po and Esther Kim say they hope to travel to the Olympics together, Po competing in TKD, and Kim cheering 1xbet online games login friend on."

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