Original title: World Taekwondo Grand Prix Challenge Concludes Chinese Taekwondo Team Wins Three Golds, Three Silvers and Four Bronze
According to the official website of the World Taekwondo Federation, the 2022 World Taekwondo Grand Prix Challenge ended in Muju, South Korea on the 12th. The Chinese Taekwondo team won three golds, three silvers and four bronzes in this event.
In the women’s over 67kg competition that day, the Chinese team secured the championship and runner-up in advance. Xu Lei defeated her teammate Wang Huan in straight sets to win the championship; in the women’s under 49kg final, Guo Qing of the Chinese team was active in attacking. Still lost to the South Korean team with a total score of 0:2; in the men’s competition under 80kg, the South Korean team won the championship and runner-up. Zhang Kai defeated the Thai players with a total score of 2:1 and won a bronze medal for the Chinese team.
In the previous competition days, Lin Wenye of the Chinese team won the men’s under 68kg championship, Chen Lin won the women’s under 57kg runner-up, Yang Junli won the bronze medal; Zhou Zeqi stood on the top podium of the women’s under 67kg, Liu Junhong then get the bronze medal for that level. In addition, in the men’s 80kg class, Wang Yaoxi won a bronze medal for the Chinese team.
This challenge is a newly launched G1-level Olympic points event by the World Taekwondo Federation. The event has four competition levels for men and women in accordance with the Olympic Games, and the contestants are limited to those ranked 70th or later in the Olympic Games. The champion and runner-up of each level of the challenge will be qualified for the World Taekwondo Elite Grand Prix held in Manchester, England from October 21 to 23. The Chinese team has won five levels of Grand Prix tickets.
Zhao Zhengyuan, chairman of the World Taekwondo Federation, said that the new event of the World Taekwondo Grand Prix Challenge will provide those budding elite athletes with a fast track to the Olympic Games, and this competition will also be the key for them to accumulate competition experience and obtain Olympic ranking points. source. (Reporter Niu Mengtong)