PARA TAEKWONDO NEWS

Nepal’s Goverdhan reflects on making Paralympic history
At Paris 2024, Para taekwondo athlete Palesha Goverdhan became the first Paralympic medallist from Nepal

Best Para taekwondo moments of Paris 2024
Zakia Khudadadi wins first-ever medal for Refugee Paralympic Team

Top medal highlights from Day 3
Chinese Para table tennis athletes Mao Jingdian and Zhao Shuai became first-ever Paralympic mixed doubles gold medallists

Keita’s fairytale journey to taekwondo at the Paralympics
From begging on the streets to competing at Paris 2024, Senegal’s Keita has shown the world his fighting spirit

Who's going for gold on Day 3 in Paris?
From established stars like shooting Para sport's Sareh Javanmardi to new faces like Para taekowondo's Matt Bush, Day 3 is promising a whole host of podium opportunities in Paris

Top medal highlights from Day 2
Agripino dos Santos claimed the first Para athletics gold of Paris 2024, setting a new world record

Top medal highlights from Day 1
Italy leads the way in the pool with eight Para swimming medals

Khudadadi wins first-ever medal for Refugee Paralympic Team
Khudadadi earned bronze in the women’s K44 -47kg division at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, becoming the first Refugee Paralympic Team athlete to win a medal

First medals and a chance of history on Day 1
Para athletes get down to business as team sports and taekwondo open the day followed by the first medals in cycling and swimming

Para taekwondo wide open for new nations to claim glory
After a thrilling first outing at Tokyo 2020, Para taekwondo is set to wow spectators again

Ivan Mikulic's Para taekwondo journey
The Croatian Para taekwondo athlete says, “My biggest wish is to stand on that podium in Paris 2024, not on the left or right but in the centre.”

Q&A with Refugee Paralympic Team athlete Hadi Hassanzada
Hadi Hassanzada will compete in Para taekwondo as a member of the largest-ever Refugee Paralympic Team

Amy Truesdale: "My biggest goal is to become Paralympic champion at Paris 2024"
Para taekwondo star Amy Truesdale has been named to Great Britain's squad for the Paris 2024 Paralympics

Ones to Watch in Para taekwondo
The 10 Para taekwondo athletes you should be looking out for when the next Paralympics kick off in Paris

Jessica Garcia Quijano hopes to add Paralympic gold medal to world title
"I have had a dream since I was little, which was to attend the Paralympics. Now (I want to) go for that goal which is to obtain a good result.," Mexico's Para taekwondo athlete Jessica Garcia Quijano says.

Naimova sees 'no obstacle' to repeating Tokyo triumph at Paris 2024
"Para Taekwondo has become the meaning of my life and has shaped who I am today," says Uzbekistan’s Paralympic champion Guljonoy Naimova

Introduction to Para taekwondo
Para taekwondo made its Paralympic debut at Tokyo 2020. There will be up to 120 athletes competing in the sport at Paris 2024

Para taekwondo athlete Idrissa Keita targets Senegal’s first Paralympic medal
Idrissa Keita shares his passion for Para taekwondo as he prepares for the Paris 2024 Paralympics