[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] SOFIA, Bulgaria (Oct. 20, 2019) – Thethird and final day of the Sofia 2019 World Taekwondo Grand Prix ended withgolds going to China – which has had an excellent tournament - and Jordan asthe Women’s -49kg and Men’s -80kg categories were contested. The crowd at the Exhibition ForumEvent Center of Sofia’s Hotel Marinela were treated to not only consistentlysuperb matches, but also witnessed the return to peak form of one of the game’sgreatest players. Women’s -49kg In the final of the category, Korea’s2016 Rio gold medalist So-hui Kim took on China’s Beijing 2008 and London
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] SOFIA, Bulgaria (19 October 2019) -Day 2 of the Sofia 2019 World Taekwondo Grand Prix handed golds to Coted’Ivoire, Brazil and China as the Women’s -67kg, the Men’s +80kg and the Women’s+67kg categories were contested. The competition, which took place atthe Exhibition Forum Event Center of Sofia’s Hotel Marinela, featured one ofthe finest women’s finals of recent history. Women’s -67kg The final pitted Great Britain’sLauren Williams against Cote d’Ivoire’s Ruth Gbagbi, two fighters known fortheir explosive styles. They have met many times before, producing smokingmatches.
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] SOFIA, Bulgaria (Oct. 18 2019) - Day 1 of the Sofia 2019 World TaekwondoGrand Prix ended with two golds going to China and one to Korea as the Men’s-68kg, Women’s -57kg and Men’s -58kg categories were contested. The competition, dubbed “Best of the Beasts” was held at the ExhibitionForum Event Center of Sofia’s Hotel Marinela. It followed an opening ceremonyduring which speeches were delivered and awards presented by WT PresidentChungwon Choue, Bulgarian Sports and Youth Minister Krasen Kralev, and BulgarianTaekwondo Federation President Slavi Binev. The World Taekwondo De
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] The third edition of 2019’s World Taekwondo Grand Prix series comes toSofia, Bulgaria, on 18-20 October, following earlier tourneys in Rome, Italy,and Chiba, Japan. The elite-level event, hosted by the Bulgarian Taekwondo Federation,brings together the top 32 athletes in eight weight categories, competing forprize money and valuable ranking points ahead of Tokyo 2020. The action takes place at the Exhibition Forum Event Center in Sofia’sHotel Marinela. It is the first time the elite Grand Prix series has come to Bulgaria,which will next year host the World Taekwondo Junior
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] SAHL HASHEESH, Egypt (October 13, 2019) - Thailandcontinued their domination on the final day of the 2019 World Taekwondo BeachChampionships in Sahl Hasheesh, Egypt, winning 41 medals over the three-dayevent, just under half of the total medals on offer. On the finalday, athletes competed in the Free Style Dynamic Kicks and Breaking Challenge,as well as Technical Breakings and High Kick Performance. In the Men’sFree Style Dynamic Kicks and Breaking Challenge, Thailand took three of thefour podium places. W. Sianglio secured gold, while silver and bronze went tofellow count
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] SAHL HASHEESH, Egypt (October 14, 2019) - The future of taekwondo is changing, and Ms. Azza Fouly, Head of the Organising Committee for the 2019 World Taekwondo Sahl Hasheesh Beach Championships, is at the heart of it. It is the first woman to be elected Vice President in the history of the Arab Taekwondo Union. She was unanimously elected into the Arab Taekwondo Union General Assembly back in April this year, as well as becoming the youngest candidate to be elected for among sports federation in Arab. In an interview with World Taekwondo, she said: "It was revolutionary m
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] SAHL HASHEESH,Egypt (October 12, 2019) - After yesterday’sfantastic start to the World Taekwondo Beach Championships in Sahl Hasheesh,Egypt, Thailand continued to dominate the field, securing 12 golds on day two. The action continued with Recognisedand Freestyle Poomsae, as well as Technical Breaking and Dynamic Kicks. With the bronze medal matches alreadycomplete in the Recognised Poomsae, day two saw the gold and silver podiumplaces decided. In theIndividual Recognised Poomsae Men’s Under 17 competition, SippakornWetchakornpatiwong (THA) secured gold over Aly Mohamed (EG
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] SAHL HASHEESH,Egypt (October 11, 2019) – Third edition of World Taekwondo Beach Championshipswere successfully launched in Sahl Hasheesh, Egypt. Spain andThailand took opening goldmedals on the first day of 2019 World Taekwondo Beach Championships. M. Barreiro of Spain secured the firstgold medal, Egypt, winning the Freestyle Poomsae Individual Male Over 17Finals. Barreiro’s average score of 6.566 was enough to come out on top, overT. Bompenth and C. Khopana, both of Thailand, who finished in second and thirdrespectively. In the women’s Individual FreestylePoomsae Over 17