Korea, Brazil, Grab Last Golds of the Bangkok 2025 World Grand Prix Challenge
BANGKOK, Thailand – Fighters from Korea and Brazil took home the last two gold medals as the Bangkok 2025 World Taekwondo Grand Prix Challenge wrapped up today.
BANGKOK, Thailand – Fighters from Korea and Brazil took home the last two gold medals as the Bangkok 2025 World Taekwondo Grand Prix Challenge wrapped up today.
Day 4 at the Indoor Stadium Huamark in the Thai capital saw silvers go to China and Korea, and bronzes to Jordan and USA.
The Best Female Referee Award went to Ji-hyun Yeom of Korea, while Best Male Referee Award was taken by Ayman Jalal Al Adarbeh.
W-57kg
This category final was the last in a series of China-Korea matchups in Bangkok, pitting China’s Chuling Zhang of China against Korea’s Yu-jin Kim.
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Battle commenced with clean, long-range play that left the ref nothing to do. Fighting at leg’s length, Kim racked up point after point, taking Round 1, 14-1.
Round 2 was completely different. Kim continued her attack, keeping Zhang on the perimeter, but Zhang put the first point on the board, while Kim simply could not connecting. The Chinese won the round, 3-1.
The victor, going into Round 3, was anyone’s guess.
Double Gold for China on Day 2 of Bangkok 2025 World Grand Prix Challenge
It started slow, but Kim’s target radar locked on, striking to body and head. Zhang dialed it up, and both fighters tangled legs. In the last seconds, Zhang attacked but the Korean coolly blocked and retreated, winning gold, 11-4.
The bronze match saw Fadia Khirfan of Jordan take out Faith Dillon of USA in a close, entertaining match that saw both coaches acting as passionately as their fighters.
M-80kg
The final pitted Geon-woo Seo of Korea against Henrique Marques Rodrigues Fernandes of Brazil. The latter had the height advantage, the former the wider kick arsenal.
Rodrigues-Fernandes drew first blood, going two up. Both men were fighting from long range into tight, technical clinches – with the ref taking a hands-off approach. The Brazilian won Round 1, 2-1.
Korea Claims Double Gold on Opening Day of Bangkok 2025 World Grand Prix Challenge
Round 2 stared at a super-fast pace. Seo stormed forward but Rodrigues Fernandes refused to go off the mats. Seo fell during a flying kick attempt – then took a round kick to back of head. A flurry of spins from Seo saw the Brazilian duck and cover, then Seo fired machine gun kicks. But the Brazilian was doing the scoring. Rodrigues Fernandes was finally forced down and out, but the match ended decisively, 17-3.
A tremendous victory by the hard-to-hit Brazilian over a quality opponent.
The bronze match saw Uzbekistan’s Yodgorbeg Zhuraboev fall to Team USA’s CJ Nicholas, who delivered a spectacular display of Taekwondo and won in Round 2.
Today’s matches end the last GP Challenge of 2025. A big “Thank You” to all in Bangkok who extended such a joyous welcome to the global Taekwondo family.
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