ESPN - First Afghan medalist Nikpai returns to hero's welcome - Olympics
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-- Thousands of jubilant Afghans packed the national stadium to give the country's first Olympic medal winner Rohullah Nikpai a hero's welcome on Thursday.
President Hamid Karzai called Nikpai to congratulate him and has ordered a house to be presented to him as reward.
The head of a local welfare organization had promised rewards for Afghan medal winners, with $10,000 for the bronze.
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Set for life. Awesome. Sometimes we forget how big a deal these sorts of things are in places where winning just one medal is a huge accomplishment. I'm guessing finding a wife won't be a problem at all for the young guy