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]
| Taekwondo at the 2022 Asian Para Games | |
|---|---|
.svg) | |
| Location | Hangzhou, China |
| Dates | 24–26 October |
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
editIn 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
edit
Afghanistan (3)
Bahrain (1)
China (11)
India (4)
Iran (10)
Iraq (2)
Japan (4)
Kazakhstan (9)
South Korea (5)
Saudi Arabia (2)
Nepal (1)
Mongolia (4)
Philippines (1)
Chinese Taipei (2)
Thailand (4)
Uzbekistan (9)
Vietnam (1)
Entries
editSource:[14]
| Events | M/W 1 | M/W 2 | M/W 3 | M/W 4 | M/W 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's | 9 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Women's | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Athletes
editMedal table
edit| Rank | NPC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran (IRI) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 |  China (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 |  Mongolia (MGL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Thailand (THA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Nepal (NEP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 | |
Medalists
editMen
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 kg | Xiao Xiang-wen Chinese Taipei
|
Mitsuya Tanaka Japan
|
Thanwa Kaenkham Thailand
|
Sanjarbek Mukhtorov Uzbekistan
| |||
| 63 kg | Ganbatyn Bolor-Erdene Mongolia
|
Saeid Sadeghianpour Iran
|
Tanapan Sotthiset Thailand
|
| Kudratjon Haydarov Uzbekistan
| |||
| 70 kg | Mahdi Pourrahnama Iran
|
Chen Shihe China
|
Shunsuke Kudo Japan
|
| Javokhir Alikulov Uzbekistan
| |||
| 80 kg | Joo Jeong-hun South Korea
|
Alireza Bakht Iran
|
Nurlan Dombayev Kazakhstan
|
| Asadbek Toshtemirov Uzbekistan
| |||
| +80 kg | Hamed Haghshenas Iran
|
Nyshan Omirali Kazakhstan
|
Alisher Garipollayev Kazakhstan
|
| Asadbek Anvarov Uzbekistan
|
Women
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 kg | Khwansuda Phuangkitcha Thailand
|
Ziyodakhon Isakova Uzbekistan
|
Aruna Tanwar India
|
| Maryam Abdollahpour Iran
| |||
| 52 kg | Shao Qian China
|
Surenjav Ulambayar Mongolia
|
Narges Javadi Iran
|
| Mahdiyeh Sadat Hosseini Iran
| |||
| 57 kg | Roza Ebrahimi Iran
|
Kamilya Dosmalova Kazakhstan
|
Li Yujie China
|
Palesha Goverdhan Nepal
| |||
| 65 kg | Yao Yinan China
|
Romina Chamsouraki Iran
|
Mariam Salimgereeva Kazakhstan
|
| Kim Won-seon South Korea
| |||
| +65 kg | Guljonoy Naimova Uzbekistan
|
Leila Mirzaei Iran
|
Tang Qi China
|
| Pan Lianhua China
|
Ranking
editSource:[21]
References
edit- ^ a b c https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1141741/para-taekwondo-asian-para-games-debut
- ^ "[World Taekwondo] An impactful debut at Asian Para Games". m.worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ a b "Taiwan wins gold at Asian Para Games - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ https://www.taekwondo.dk/files/Dokumenter/Statisk/Para/2023/World%20Para%20Taekwondo%20Newsletter%20oktober%202023.pdf
- ^ gogo.mn. "G.Bolor-Erdene won gold medal from "Hangzhou 2022" Asian Para Games". gogo.mn. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ "Iran's para taekwondo athlete Pourrahnam takes gold at Hangzhou 2022". Tehran Times. 2023-10-24. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ "Nation's Khwansuda wins taekwondo gold at Asian Para Games". nationthailand. 2023-10-24. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ Chinese gold medallist hails taekwondo's debut at Asian Para Games https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1142232/para-taekwondo-asian-para-games
- ^ "Iran's Ebrahimi wins gold in taekwondo: 2022 Asian Para Games". Tehran Times. 2023-10-24. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ "Highlights of Taekwondo at 4th Asian Para Games - People's Daily Online". en.people.cn. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ "Islamic Republic of Iran and China win golds in Women's K44 of Taekwondo_The 4th Asian Para Games". www.hangzhou2022.cn. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ "Hangzhou Asian Para Games - 杭州第4届亚洲残疾人运动会信息发布系统".
- ^ https://resultsapg.hangzhou2022.com.cn/APG2022/data/TKW/TKW-------------------------------_DT_PDF_C30.pdf?random=0.9471583585223177
- ^ "Hangzhou Asian Para Games - 杭州第4届亚洲残疾人运动会信息发布系统".
- ^ "Hangzhou Asian Para Games - 杭州第4届亚洲残疾人运动会信息发布系统".
- ^ https://resultsapg.hangzhou2022.com.cn/APG2022/data/TKW/TKW-------------------------------_DT_PDF_C32A.pdf?random=0.37771656850745206
- ^ "Hangzhou Asian Para Games - 杭州第4届亚洲残疾人运动会信息发布系统".
- ^ https://resultsapg.hangzhou2022.com.cn/APG2022/data/TKW/TKW-------------------------------_DT_PDF_C95.pdf?random=0.14775419831362036
- ^ https://resultsapg.hangzhou2022.com.cn/APG2022/data/TKW/TKW-------------------------------_DT_PDF_C93.pdf?random=0.23134592310428725
- ^ "WorldTaekwondo 2024 Magazine by worldtaekwondo - Issuu p.20". issuu.com. 2024-01-30. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ "Hangzhou Asian Para Games - 杭州第4届亚洲残疾人运动会信息发布系统".