Khalilah Ali, the second wife of the late boxing great Mohammad Ali is scheduled to arrive in Afghanistan on Thursday, October 24, for a meeting with the country’s sports department officials.
Khalilah Ali married Mohammad Ali in 1967, before the two divorced in 1977.
Mohammad Ali was a boxer, philanthropist, and social activist who is universally regarded as one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century.
He became an Olympic gold medalist in 1960 and the world heavyweight boxing champion in 1964.
Following his suspension for refusing military service in the Vietnam War, Ali reclaimed the heavyweight title two more times during the 1970s, winning famed bouts against Joe Frazier and George Foreman along the way.
Ali retired from boxing in 1981 and devoted much of his time after to philanthropy. He died in 2016 at the age of 74.
The General Directorate of Physical Education and Sport of Afghanistan on Wednesday announced that Khalilah Ali “is traveling to Kabul to build a sports stadium”.
According to the directorate she wants to name the stadium “victory”.
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