Judgment Day
Well, it's over… If the first day of competition was a bad omen of things to come, the last day was pretty much a disaster…
Wuxi (K)nights – DAY 7
Mexico and the worst result in history, Turkey and the world crown, the end of Wuxi...
Seventh Day of the Taekwondo World Championships in Wuxi 2025
The 2025 World Taekwondo Championships concluded on Thursday with Turkey emerging as the overall champion. The Eurasian nation secured its third gold medal of the tournament thanks to the unbeatable Merve Dinçel…
Results of the seventh day of competition, Wuxi 2025 (M. -74kg and W. -53kg)
W. -53 kg. 🥇 DINCEL KAVURAT Merve 🇹🇷 (TUR)🥈 ABUTALEB Dunya Ali 🇸🇦 (KSA)🥉 ZHANG Chuling 🇨🇳 (CHN)🥉 KHATTAB Jana 🇪🇬 (EGY) Men's -74 kg. 🥇 KOSIMKHOJIEV Najmiddin 🇺🇿 (UZB)🥈…
The street of bitterness
If Mexico wins two gold medals today, which is about as likely as Quetzalcóatl descending from the heavens in Wuxi and burning down the stadium, the Mexican team...
Wuxi (K)nights – DAY 6
Everything is going badly with Mexico, gold medals for Tunisia and Iran, and we are getting ready for the last day in Wuxi.
Sixth Day of the Taekwondo World Championships in Wuxi 2025
The sixth day of competition at the 2025 World Taekwondo Championships, held at the Wuxi Taihu International Expo Center, featured intense finals in the men’s -58kg category…
Results of the sixth day of competition, Wuxi 2025 (M. -58kg and W. -62kg)
Women's -62 kg. 🥇 WAFA Masghouni 🇹🇳 (TUN)🥈 Viviana MARTON 🇭🇺 (HUN)🥉 Gabriella BLEWITT 🇦🇺 (AUS)🥉 Ximin CHEN 🇨🇳 (CHN) Men’s -58 kg. 🥇 ZANDI Abolfazl 🇮🇷 (IRI)🥈 GURTSIEV Georgii…
Graphs from the seventh day of competition, Wuxi 2025 (M. -74kg and W. -53kg)
For Men-74, Hungary has replaced Bulgaria (Hun's weigh-in and registration details were originally recorded under BUL). The data was revalidated, and as a result, HUN's seeding was applied.…
Cheaper by the dozen
-Give me a dozen donuts, please.-Sure, how many donuts would you like?-A dozen.-About ten?-No, a dozen. Don't you know what a dozen is?-No, actually, I don't… The conversation…
Wuxi (K)nights – DAY 5
A dozen Mexicans defeated, Marton defending his gold medal, a Chilean in the quarterfinals, Thailand at the top, and Milena at her best:
Fifth Day of the Taekwondo World Championships in Wuxi 2025
The fifth day of the 2025 Taekwondo World Championships in Wuxi featured intense finals and standout performances in the men’s -68 kg and women’s -67 kg divisions, where…
Results of the fifth day of competition, Wuxi 2025 (M. -58kg and W. -62kg)
Men's -67 kg 🥇 MARTON Luana 🇭🇺 (HUN)🥈 TITONELI Milena 🇧🇷 (BRA)🥉 ANYANACHO Elizabeth Oluchi 🇳🇬 (NGR)🥉 MORENO REYES Lena 🇪🇸 (ESP) Women’s -68 kg. 🥇 TUBTIMDANG Banlung 🇹🇭 (THA)🥈…
Mexico in the final
Yesterday was another difficult day for the Mexican delegation, with ten compatriots falling in Wuxi without even advancing to the quarterfinals...
Wuxi (K)nights – DAY 4
Mexico down for the count, two golds for Turkey and Brazil with its best team ever:
Fourth Day of the Taekwondo World Championships in Wuxi 2025
The fourth day of competition at the 2025 World Taekwondo Championships in Wuxi, China, marked a historic day for Turkey, which repeated its feat from Baku 2023…
Results of the fourth day of competition, Wuxi 2025 (W. -46kg, W. +73kg, and M. -80kg)
Women's -46 kg. 🥇 Emine GOGEBAKAN 🇹🇷 (TUR)🥈 Milana BEKULOVA 🏳️ (AIN)🥉 Shiyi WANG 🇨🇳 (CHN)🥉 Aidana KUMARTAYEVA 🇰🇿 (KAZ) Women's +73 kg. 🥇 KUS AYDIN Nafia 🇹🇷 (TUR)🥈 OSIPOVA…
Just one of those days...
We are just under halfway through the World Cup in Wuxi, and just under half of the Mexican team has made it through without pain, but without glory (a little bit of...