Australian Open 2025: Global Champions Crowned in Gold Coast

The city of Gold Coast, Queensland, hosted one of the key events on the international taekwondo calendar: the Australian Open 2025, held on August 14–15 with competitions for both senior and para Taekwondo (Kyorugi).

Para Taekwondo Results (K44)

Male Divisions

-58 kg: 🥇 Xiang Wen Xiao (TPE), 🥈 Pyeonggang Lee (KOR), 🥉 Gustavo Czerniak Ruppel (BRA), 🥉 Mitsuya Tanaka (JPN)
-63 kg: 🥇 Hiury Anderson Da (BRA), 🥈 Chien Chiang Chen (TPE), 🥉 Ryohei Harada (JPN), 🥉 Eduardo Rodrigues Porto (BRA)
-70 kg: 🥇 Kudo Shunsuke (JPN), 🥈 Ismael Oumarou (USA), 🥉 Chikara Ito (JPN)
-80 kg: 🥇 Claro Lopes (BRA), 🥈 Felix Sabates (USA), 🥉 Austin Osner (USA), 🥉 Michael Kacer (USA)
+80 kg: 🥇 Lucas Moraes Vincente (BRA), 🥈 Teahun Kim (KOR)

Female Divisions

-47 kg: 🥇 Momo Ichikawa (JPN), 🥈 Aruna (IND)
-52 kg: 🥇 Shrijana Ghising (AUS), 🥈 Emiko Otsu (JPN), 🥉 Ariana Aguila (USA), 🥉 Elisangela Matias Barbosa (BRA)

Senior Male Results

-54 kg: 🥇 Ja’afar Aldaoud (JOR), 🥈 Moataz Bellah Asem (EGY), 🥉 Abdullah Almushraf (KSA), 🥉 Keishin Ohara (JPN)
-58 kg: 🥇 Kuein-An Pan (TPE), 🥈 Liu-Je Wang (TPE), 🥉 Benjamin Camua (AUS), 🥉 Chun Yin Chiok (HKG)
-63 kg: 🥇 Nitish Singh (IND), 🥈 Hidetaka Maeda (JPN), 🥉 Cho-Cheng Huang (TPE), 🥉 Mahmoud Yousif (JOR)
-68 kg: 🥇 Guansen Niu (CHN), 🥈 Mahmoud Altaryreh (JOR), 🥉 Siang Han Ke (TPE), 🥉 Jun Jang (KOR)
-74 kg: 🥇 Joao Souza Diniz (BRA), 🥈 Tsung Yu Hsieh (TPE), 🥉 Yu Yui Huang (TPE), 🥉 Takato Katoh (JPN)
-80 kg: 🥇 Jiun-Yi Hung (TPE), 🥈 Hyun-Woo Kim (KOR), 🥉 Shivansh Tyahi (IND), 🥉 Yang Li (CHN)
-87 kg: 🥇 Eissa Seif (EGY), 🥈 Saleh Elsharabaty (JOR), 🥉 Hidenori Ebata (JPN), 🥉 Jordan Stewart (CAN)
+87 kg: 🥇 Yu-Jen Huang (TPE), 🥈 Aiden Stilley (AUS), 🥉 Carlos Sansores (MEX), 🥉 Mingsi Li (CHN)

Senior Female Results

-46 kg: 🥇 Seojeong Park (KOR), 🥈 Ying Hsuan Huang (TPE), 🥉 Hinata Okazaki (JPN), 🥉 Rahman Alkhawahr (KSA)
-49 kg: 🥇 You-Yun Liu (TPE), 🥈 Saffron Tambyrajah (AUS), 🥉 Ruka Okamoto (JPN), 🥉 Na Yeon Kin (KOR)
-53 kg: 🥇 Dunya Ali Abutaleb (KSA), 🥈 Jana Khattab (EGY), 🥉 Nivea Barros (BRA), 🥉 Magdalini Klakala (GRE)
-57 kg: 🥇 Wei-Chun Lin (TPE), 🥈 Mao Nishida (JPN), 🥉 Stacey Hymer (AUS), 🥉 Otoa Ishida (JPN)
-62 kg: 🥇 Gabriella Blewitt (AUS), 🥈 Gahyeon Kim (KOR), 🥉 Songhwa You (KOR), 🥉 Jui-En Chang (TPE)
-67 kg: 🥇 Hyo Rim Hong (KOR), 🥈 Aya Shehata (EGY), 🥉 Ella Brewster (CAN), 🥉 Shao Husan Chiu (TPE)
-73 kg: 🥇 Rebecca Murray (AUS), 🥈 Rama Abo-Alrub (JOR), 🥉 Rose Letizia Abela (AUS), 🥉 Margerette Maria Regi (IND)
+73 kg: 🥇 Reba Stewart (AUS), 🥈 Sugee Jung (KOR), 🥉 Rodali Barua (IND), 🥉 Chun Chin (TPE)

Overall Highlights

The Australian Open 2025 showcased the true global reach of taekwondo. Chinese Taipei, South Korea, Brazil, and Australia led the medal haul with multiple champions, while nations like Egypt, Jordan, Japan, and India also stood out with strong podium finishes.

Endorsed by World Taekwondo and the Oceania Taekwondo Union, the event once again positioned Gold Coast as a hub for the sport’s growth in the Oceania region.

📌 Official results – Australian Open 2025 (Gold Coast)