Olympic Taekwondo Duo Aspire to be Multicultural Role Models

Australia's top Taekwondo athletes are deep in training for the Rio Games. Image: Hayden Shkara, back, and Safwan Khalil (SBS)

But for the close-knit team going to the Olympics it's about more than just martial arts.

As this report shows, Hayder Shkara and Safwan Khalil want to empower Australians from non-English speaking backgrounds.