‘Jiayou’ cheers were constant as the Chinese teams were introduced at the Wangjiang Campus Gymnasium during the last day of taekwondo at the Chengdu FISU World University Games. However, the chants were put to a temporary halt as things did not go as the local crowd had hoped in the men’s team semi-finals against archrival […]
Iran’s Nahid Kiyanichandeh claimed taekwondo gold with a solid performance on Thursday at the Chengdu FISU World University Games in the women’s under 53kg weight class. “I’m really very happy about going step by step towards the Olympics, I want the gold medal,” said the 25-year -old athlete after showing her skills in speed and […]
The referee calls the remaining eight finalists to the field of play to battle it out at Tuesday’s taekwondo Kyorugi event at the Chengdu FISU World University Games. The delegations of Thailand, Iran and China took home the four fiercely contested gold medals, with each athlete having his own inspiring story to tell. Thailand’s Panipak […]
On the fifth of seven days of taekwondo finals at the Chengdu FISU World University Games, Thailand’s Sasikarn Tongchan won gold in the women’s -62kg weight class at the sold out Wangjiang campus Gymnasium of Sichuan University. “It’s the first time that I will win a major competition, and I am very happy,” an excited […]
A fearless taekwondo prodigy is captivating the world once again with her extraordinary skill and unyielding determination. Amidst sky-high expectations as a defending champion, South Korea’s Kim Yujin radiated with brilliance on Monday at the Chengdu FISU World University Games, showcasing her unmatched prowess in the women’s under 57kg weight class. Four years removed from […]
Saturday’s kickoff of the taekwondo competition at the Chengdu FISU World University Games was meant to mark a big success for host China but eventually it was the South Koreans who swept gold in the individual poomsae events. Wanjin Kang and Yeaeun Cha, both students from Kyung Hee University, did not hold the lead at […]
Imagine a sport where the crowd laughs at you if you do as much as raise your hand a centimetre too high. That is poomsae, a variant of Taekwondo in which, instead of fights, the athletes perform a series of choreographed moves. “Everything is judged. It is really important to have a lot of experience […]
MOSCOW – As the World Taekwondo season culminated with the Grand Prix Finals in Moscow, Russia, FISU President Oleg Matytsin was conferred with an honorary 7th dan black belt. The seventh-degree black belt, often the first rank that receives the title ‘kwan jang nim’ or grandmaster was conferred upon Matytsin during the World Taekwondo annual […]
