PARA TAEKWONDO NEWS
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Two years until Paris 2024: 24 things to look forward to
Dynamic sports? Iconic venues? Unforgettable arts performances and initiatives to make society more inclusive? There is so much to look forward to as we count down two years until the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
![Lisa Gjessing of Denmark in action](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Lisa%20Gjessing%20of%20Denmark.jpg)
Para taekwondo, badminton stars look back on sports’ historic debuts at Tokyo 2020
Para taekwondo’s Lisa Gjessing and Para badminton’s Cheah Liek Hou share what winning gold in Tokyo meant for them and their sports
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Becoming Paralympic champion helps Uzbekistan’s Naimova find her place in life
Overcoming financial difficulty and social stigma before becoming Uzbekistan’s youngest Paralympic champion, Guljony Naimova is now one of the most successful and popular athletes in Asia
![Beth Munro shouts in celebration after winning her bout at the Manchester 2022 European Championships.](/sites/default/files/2022-05/Beth%20Munro%20taekwondo%20manchester%202022%20european%20championships.jpg)
European Championships mark new era in Para taekwondo
New fighters emerge as Paris 2024 medal threats as Para taekwondoins compete alongside able-bodied teammates
![Australia's Janine Watson and Japan's Shoko Ota face each other as they adjust their helmets, preparing for their repechage match.](/sites/default/files/2022-05/Para%20taekwondo%20Tokyo%202020%20shoko%20ota%20janine%20watson%20.jpg)
Para taekwondo makes step towards equity at European Championships in Manchester
Decision to hold the Para Taekwondo and Taekwondo European Championships concurrently hails a new era in Para sports
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Syrian refugee Ahmad Rafiq Aldaji makes Worlds debut
He starred for the World Para Taekwondo Refugee team in his first international event
![ALL FOR GOLD: Reigning Paralympic champion Guljonoy Naimova of Uzbekistan in action against Amy Truesdale of Great Britain.](/sites/default/files/2021-12/Guljonoy%20Naimova%201.jpg)
World crown for Naimova, Iranian Hurricane Pourrahanama bags fifth title
'I’m satisfied I got my revenge – the Prince of Persia is back!'
2021 World Championships shows off new look Para Taekwondo
With new weight divisions, different classifications, and sleek, new rules, Para Taekwondo’s biggest event returns as 264 athletes from 41 nations gather in Istanbul, Turkey this weekend for the 2021 World Championships
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Uzbekistan close taekwondo competition with gold
Guljonoy Naimova defeated Brazilian Debora Bezerra de Menezes and clinched women's K44 +58kg division
![Lisa Gjessing kicking](/sites/default/files/2021-09/WhatsApp%20Image%202021-09-03%20at%2012.48.33.jpeg)
Lisa Gjessing pioneer of Para taekwondo wins gold to fulfil lifelong dream
Mexico's Garcia Lopez grabs gold in men's -75kg division
![Leonor Espinoza Carranza smiles and hugs a colleague wearing a white jacker with peru on the back](/sites/default/files/2021-09/1805076.jpg)
Joy as Peru take gold on Para taekwondo debut
Serial winner Bolor Erdene Ganbat of Mongolia loses for first time in his career
![Peruvian taekwondin Angelica Espinoza smiles on the podium while holding the gold medal](/sites/default/files/2021-09/Angelica-Espinoza.jpg)
Angelica Espinoza brings joy to Peru with first Paralympic taekwondo gold
The 23-year-old becomes Peru's first Paralympic champion in over two decades
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Para Taekwondo fighters ready to dazzle on Paralympic debut
The opening tournament of the sport in the Games features 71 fighters and six medal events
![African male taekwondo athlete teaching other students](/sites/default/files/2021-06/Parafait-Hakizimana-taekwondo-anthony-karumba.jpg)
Refugee athletes Parfait Hakizimana and Anas Al Khalifa defy the odds in Tokyo
Hakizimana will compete in Para taekwondo while Al Khalifa will participate in the canoe competition
![KICKING FOR GLORY: Nurlan Dombayev during a training session ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/2021-07/Dombayev.jpg)
After Worlds and Asian glory, Kazakh’s Nurlan Dombayev targets Paralympic gold
'I will give my best to raise the flag of Kazakhstan high and bring a gold medal to my country'
![Zulfiya Gabidullina of Kazakhstan celebrates on the podium after winning gold in the Women's 100m Freestyle at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/2021-07/Zulfiya%20Gabidullina%201_0.jpg)
Kazakh medal hopes rest on swimmers, taekwondoin and judokas
'Our goal is to show people that we are not giving up and are going to overcome this obstacle on the way of stabilising the situation in the whole world'
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Japan’s Para taekwondo star Shoko Ota soaks up pressure with smile
The two-time Winter Paralympic medallist aims to also medal in the Summer Games
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Sport Week: Ones to watch for Para taekwondo
Here are 10 athletes eager to make Paralympic history in Tokyo