Taekwondo
at the 2022 Asian Para Games |
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| Location | Hangzhou, China |
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| Dates | 24–26 October |
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Taekwondo made its debut as an Asian Para Games sport during the 2022 version of the games, held in Hangzhou, China.[1][2] 77 fighters from 17 nations took part in the competition, fighting in ten weight categories.[1] Competitors qualified under the K44 designation, which includes athletes with unilateral arm amputation or similar imparemnet, or loss of toes affecting the ability to lift the heel.[3]
Before the tournament, Uzbekistan, Iran and Mongolia were favourites to win medals.[1] By the end of the tournament, Iran had won the most medals, followed by China and Uzbekistan, with Mongolia coming fourth. Nepal’s Palesha Goverdhan claimed her country’s first ever international medal in Taekwondo, winning a bronze medal in the women’s 57kg class.[4]
Gold medal matches
In the men’s K44 58kg final, Taiwan’s Xiao Xiang-wen defeated Japan’s Mitsuya Tanaka by 27-11.[3]
In the men’s K44 63kg final Mongolia’s Ganbat Bolor-Erdene defeated Iran’s Saeid Sadeghianpour by 6-2.[5]
In the men’s K44 70kg final, Iran’s Mehdi Pourrahnama defeated China’s Shihe Chen by 16-3.[6]
In the men’s K44 80kg final, Korea’s Joo Jeong-hun defeated Iran’s Alireza Bakht.
In the men’s K44 +80kg final, Iran’s Hamed Haghshenas defeated Kazakhstan’s Nyshan Omirali.
In the women’s 47kg final, Thailand’s Khwansuda Phuangkitcha defeated Uzbekistan’s Ziyodakhon Isakova by 7-4.[7]
In the women’s 52kg final, China’s Shao Qian defeated Mongolia’s Surenjav Ulambayar.[8]
In the women’s 57kg final, Roza Ebrahimi defeated Kazakhstan’s Kamilya Dosmalova by 34-15.[9]
In the women’s 65kg final, China’s Yao Yinan defeated Iran’s Romina Chamsouraki.[10][11]
In the women’s +65kg final, Uzbekistan’s Guljonoy Naimova defeated Iran’s Leila Mirzaei.
Nations
Source:[12][13]
Entries
Source:[14]
| Events
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M/W 1
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M/W 2
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M/W 3
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M/W 4
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M/W 5
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| Men's |
9 |
12 |
8 |
8 |
9
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| Women's |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5
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Athletes
Source:[15][16]
Medal table
Source:[17][18]
Medalists
Source:[19][20]
Men
Women
Ranking
Source:[21]
References
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