The opening day of the World Taekwondo Grand Prix Final Manchester 2023 dazzled spectators with jaw-dropping action and performances, culminating in athletes from Italy, Thailand, Hungary, China and Korea securing gold.

Azerbaijani judoka Hidayat Heydarov established himself as the main contender for the Paris 2024 gold medal on the first day of the 2023 Tokyo Grand Slam. 

On December 2-3 2023 World Taekwondo Grand Prix Final will be held in Manchester. A day earlier the 2023 World Para Taekwondo Grand Prix Finals took place again in Manchester. World’s best para taekwondoins were competing for one of the prestigious titles of the year.

The eighth day of the 2023 IBA World Junior Championships in Yerevan brought many emotions to the participants, as some of them secured their places in the finals, and the others will go home with bronze medals. The semifinal fights were full of exciting moments, great punches and mixed emotions.

The Tokyo Grand Slam has always been an attractive tournament for the world’s best judokas. The last event of the World Judo Tour 2023. It is always a pleasure for them to compete in the homeland of judo, and also the successful participation will allow the athletes to gain points for Paris 2024 qualification.

It was heartbreaking for Armenia’s Alik Ktshoyan (63 kg) to receive a caution in the 3rd round that cost him a place in the semifinals. Referee Chokri Aridhi from Tunisia stopped the fight and cautioned the Armenian boxer for holding his opponent Khikhmatillo Ulmasov from Uzbekistan, and at the end of the bout 4 judges gave a minimal advantage to Ulmasov.

Prior to 2024 Pan American Taekwondo Union held an informative meeting for all association’s members. More than 80 participants took part in the online meeting. 

It was a very successful day for Indian boxers in the 2023 IBA World Junior Championships in Yerevan, as their 8 athletes went to the semifinals. Five Russian boxers also went through the quarterfinals. Armenia had only five representatives in the first day of the quarterfinals, but four of them left the ring with the win.

It is well known that sometimes to win the European or even the World champion title is much easier in sambo than to win a tournament in Russia. But for Mikhail Kahsurnikov (combat sambo, +98 kg) everything looked too easy. 

Armenian boxers continue their successful journey in the 2023 IBA World Junior Championships in Yerevan.

Two time Olympic champion Lukas Krpalek (+100 kg) from Czech Republic is heading to Japan, but his participation in the Tokyo Grand Slam 2023 is still under question.

The top athletes of taekwondo will gather in Manchester from December 2 to 3 for the World Taekwondo Grand Prix. The last big event of the year will also give opportunities to the athletes to gain qualification points for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The start of the fourth day in the 2023 IBA World Junior Championships was perfect for the host country. 50 kg boxer Tihran Ovsepyan looked very confident in his first fight of the tournament and defeated Mario Nakic (Croatia) by unanimous decision. In the next round he will meet Crein Moyo from Zimbabwe, who was exempt from the 1/8 finals. The other quarterfinal pair on the top of the bracket formed Achilleas Tsepidis from Greece and Dominik Gombai from Hungary. Both of them won their bouts by unanimous decisions. 

The ring was prepared for the women’s competition in 2023 IBA World Junior Championships in Mika Sport complex, Yerevan. 44 boxers from 7 weight categories stepped to the ring for their 1/8 round fights.