The 2023 World Taekwondo Championships was the 26th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships and was held in Baku, Azerbaijan from 29 May to 4 June, 2023. This was the first time that Azerbaijan held the event.
Competition schedule All times are (UTC+4:00) Date Time Event 29 May 09.00-14.00 Qualification rounds: M-68 & W-5715:00-16.30 Round of 16 and QF: M-68 & W-5718.30-20.30 Semi-finals, Finals & Awarding: M-68 & W-57 30 May 09.00-14.00 Qualification rounds: M-58 & W-67 & W-7315:00-16.30 Round of 16 and QF: M-58 & W-67 & W-7318.00-20.30 Semi-finals, Finals & Awarding: M-58 - W-67 - W-73 31 May 09.00-14.00 Qualification rounds: M-80 & M-87 & W-4915:00-16.30 Round of 16 and QF: M-80 & W-87 & W-4918.00-20.30 Semi-finals, Finals & Awarding: M-80 & W-87 & W-49 1 June 09.00-12.30 Qualification rounds: M-63 & W-+7315:00-16.30 Round of 16 and QF: M-63 & W-+7318.00-20.30 Semi-finals, Finals & Awarding: M-63 & W-+73 2 June 09.00-12.30 Qualification rounds: M-54 & W-4615:00-16.30 Round of 16 and QF: M-54 & W-4618.00-20.30 Semi-finals, Finals & Awarding: M-54 & W-46 3 June 09.00-12.30 Qualification rounds: M-74 & W-6215:00-16.30 Round of 16 and QF: M-74 & W-6218.00-20.30 Semi-finals, Finals & Awarding: M-74 & W-62 4 June 09.00-12.30 Qualification rounds: M- +87 & W-5315:00-16.30 Round of 16 and QF: M- +87 & W-5318.00-20.30 Semi-finals, Finals & Awarding: M- +87 & W-53
Medal table
Russian and Belarusian participation a In accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, taekwondo athletes from Russia and Belarus were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Russia or Belarus. They instead participated as "Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN)", their medals were not included in the official medal table. In general, 23 Russian and Belarusian athletes were allowed to compete in the event as Individual Neutral Athletes following the International Olympic Committee recommendations, while two Russian athletes (2020 Olympic Champions Maksim Khramtsov and Vladislav Larin) were barred due to their explicit support for the invasion.Олимпийские чемпионы по тхэквондо Храмцов и Ларин не допущены до ЧМ. 23 спортсмена из России и Беларуси получили допуск (Olympic taekwondo champions Khramtsov and Latin and barred from competing at the World Championships. 23 athletes from Russia and Belarus are allowed) Nevertheless, in protest against participation of Individual Neutral Athletes, the Ukrainian team withdrew from the championships. In general, Individual Neutral Athletes won 1 gold, 1 silver and 5 bronze medals: athletes from Russia (Kristina Adebaio, Kadyrbech Daurov, Polina Khan, Liliia Khuzina and Tatiana Minina) won 1 gold and 4 bronze medals while athletes from Belarus (Georgii Gurtsiev and Artsiom Plonis) – 1 silver and 1 bronze medal.
Medal summary Men Finweight(−54 kg) Flyweight(−58 kg) Georgii Gurtsiev Individual Neutral AthletesBantamweight(−63 kg) Featherweight(−68 kg) Lightweight(−74 kg) Kadyrbech Daurov Individual Neutral AthletesWelterweight(−80 kg) Middleweight(−87 kg) Artsiom Plonis Individual Neutral AthletesHeavyweight(+87 kg)
Women Finweight (−46 kg) Flyweight(−49 kg) Bantamweight(−53 kg) Tatiana Minina Individual Neutral AthletesFeatherweight(−57 kg) Lightweight(−62 kg) Liliia Khuzina Individual Neutral AthletesWelterweight(−67 kg) Middleweight(−73 kg) Polina Khan Individual Neutral AthletesHeavyweight(+73 kg) Kristina Adebaio Individual Neutral Athletes
Team ranking
Men
RankTeamPoints 1 448 2 217 3 188 4 140 5 137 6 134 7 114 8 93 9 70 10 65
Women RankTeamPoints 1 288 2 256 3 187 4 136 5 134 6 115 7 111 8 94 94 10 89
Participating nations 921 athletes from 144 nations registered to compete at the 2023 championships.
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See also List of World Championships medalists in taekwondo (men) List of World Championships medalists in taekwondo (women)
References