Background
Muhammad was coached by his father, Wayne Muhammad, in the art of taekwondo from the age of three.
Muhammad was coached by his father, Wayne Muhammad, in the art of taekwondo from the age of three.
He is the most successful male in British taekwondo history. There is no -87 kg category in the Olympic Games. However, Muhammad was selected to be Britain"s representative in the -80 kg category at the This decision was controversial as he was selected instead of Aaron Cook, who was the World Number.
The controversy attracted considerable attention in the media.
The decision drew criticism from former athletes such as John Cullen and Steve Redgrave. Muhammed received hate mail following his selection.
In the repechage he defeated Armenian Arman Yeremyan 9–3 winning a bronze medal. 2008 German Open (Gold) Jnr.
2008 German Open (Gold) Jnr GLL Sports Foundation Award (2008) Middlesex University Sportsman of the Year (2011) 2012 London Olympics (Bronze) 2012 European Championships (Gold) Middlesex University Sportsman of the Year (2012) 2013 National Championships (Gold) 2013 World Grand Prix Final (Gold) 2014 European Championships (Bronze) 2014 National Championships (Gold) 2014 Commonwealth Championships (Gold) 2015 European Club Championships (Gold) 2015 European Olympic Games (Bronze) 2015 World Grand Prix Final (Gold).
Great Britain performance director Gary Hall defended his selection and said "Aaron has a bigger marketing machine than the whole of Great Britain Taekwondo", whilst fellow taekwondo competitor Sarah Stevenson dismissed the world rankings as inconsequential.
Quotations: "Aaron has a bigger marketing machine than the whole of Great Britain Taekwondo".
