PARA TAEKWONDO NEWS
Road to Paris 2024: Get the latest on the qualification for the Paralympics
Get to know the major qualification events coming up and follow athletes on their journeys to the Games
Paralympic Games tickets to go on sale on 9 October
Half of the 2.8 million tickets available will be priced EUR 25 or less
Paris 2024 will be most spectacular Paralympics in history
Andrew Parsons pays tribute to work of Organising Committee on the one-year-to-go milestone
Rotterdam 2023: Top moments
From hosts dominance to multiple world records, the first multi-sport Championships saw sporting history made
Zakia Khudadadi: “I win for the women of Afghanistan”
Zakia Khudadadi, who was evacuated from Afghanistan in 2021, pays tribute to her culture and her coach in France after claiming first Para taekwondo gold at the European Para Championships 2023
Rotterdam 2023: First European Para Championships begin
The European Para Championships take place between 8 and 20 August 2023, featuring 1,500 athletes competing across 10 Para sports
5 tips to get started in Para taekwondo from sport’s pioneer Gjessing
Denmark’s Lisa Gjessing, a gold medallist at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and a four-time world champion, says finding a taekwondo club and communicating with your coach are important to succeed in Para taekwondo
Nepal celebrates historic first to finish off the year
Nepal’s Para taekwondo team continues its history-making path as Shrijana Ghising becomes Nepal’s first-ever international champion at the season-ending Para Grand Prix Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Garcia Lopez’s award caps remarkable path to parity for Para taekwondo
Para taekwondo continued its remarkable path to parity with able-bodied taekwondo in November as Mexico’s Juan Diego Garcia Lopez and his coach Jannet Alegria picked up the most prestigious awards at the Pan American Taekwondo Union’s Gala Awards – in competition with able-bodied athletes – to cap a stunning year for the Paralympic champion
Thailand’s Phuangkitcha overcomes poverty and family tragedy to become world's best
Extreme poverty, family tragedy, and personal disaster could not keep Thailand’s Khwansuda Phuangkitcha from becoming the best in the world – twice
London 2012 participants look back on decade of transformation
Athletes, spectators, officials, journalists and volunteers reflect on the legacy of the London 2012 Paralympic Games
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
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
Becoming Paralympic champion helps Uzbekistan’s Naimova find 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
European Championships mark new era in Para taekwondo
New fighters emerge as Paris 2024 medal threats as Para taekwondoins compete alongside able-bodied teammates
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
Syrian refugee Ahmad Rafiq Aldaji makes Worlds debut
He starred for the World Para Taekwondo Refugee team in his first international event
World crown for Naimova, Iranian Hurricane Pourrahanama bags fifth title
'I’m satisfied I got my revenge – the Prince of Persia is back!'