China Claims Two Golds as Mongolia and Iran Also Triumph on Day Two of Para Taekwondo
China won both women’s titles on the second day of competition at Aichi-Nagoya 2026, while Mongolia and Iran claimed the men’s gold medals. Japan’s Shunsuke Kudo delighted the home crowd with silver.
China secured two gold medals, while Mongolia and Iran earned one each on the second day of Para Taekwondo at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games, held on Tuesday, October 20, at Mizuho Park Gymnasium in Nagoya, Japan.
Following an opening day that crowned champions from Mongolia, Chinese Taipei and Iran, competition continued across four K44 weight categories. Seven of the programme’s ten titles have now been decided.
China Sweeps the Women’s Titles
Paris 2024 Paralympic champion Li Yujie won the women’s K44 −57kg gold, with Iran’s Zahra Rahimi taking silver. Fellow Iranian Maryam Abdollahpour Derodei and Uzbekistan’s Kamalakhon Rasulova earned bronze.
China celebrated again in the women’s K44 −65kg, where defending Asian Para Games champion Yao Yinan led a Chinese one-two finish ahead of compatriot Xu Ziyue.
Thailand’s Awipa Phuaphan and Iran’s Pari Mah Tourani completed the podium with bronze medals.
Mongolia and Iran Add to Their Gold Tallies
Mongolia’s Bolor-Erdene Ganbat captured the men’s K44 −63kg title, adding another continental gold to a record that includes victory in Hangzhou and Paralympic silver at Paris 2024.
Uzbekistan’s Kudratjon Haydarov took silver, while compatriot Zukhriddin Tokhirov and Iran’s Saeid Sadeghianpour earned bronze.
In the men’s K44 −70kg, Iran’s Amir Mohammad Haghighatshenas claimed gold ahead of Japan’s Shunsuke Kudo, whose silver-medal performance drew strong support from the home crowd.
Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Alikulov and South Korea’s Lee Dongho secured the bronze medals.
Day Two Medallists
Men’s K44 −63kg
- Gold: Bolor-Erdene Ganbat — Mongolia.
- Silver: Kudratjon Haydarov — Uzbekistan.
- Bronze: Zukhriddin Tokhirov — Uzbekistan.
- Bronze: Saeid Sadeghianpour — Iran.
Women’s K44 −57kg
- Gold: Li Yujie — China.
- Silver: Zahra Rahimi — Iran.
- Bronze: Maryam Abdollahpour Derodei — Iran.
- Bronze: Kamalakhon Rasulova — Uzbekistan.
Men’s K44 −70kg
- Gold: Amir Mohammad Haghighatshenas — Iran.
- Silver: Shunsuke Kudo — Japan.
- Bronze: Javokhir Alikulov — Uzbekistan.
- Bronze: Lee Dongho — South Korea.
Women’s K44 −65kg
- Gold: Yao Yinan — China.
- Silver: Xu Ziyue — China.
- Bronze: Awipa Phuaphan — Thailand.
- Bronze: Pari Mah Tourani — Iran.
Three Titles Remain
Para Taekwondo competition concludes on Wednesday, October 21, with the final three weight categories:
- Men’s K44 −80kg.
- Men’s K44 +80kg.
- Women’s K44 +65kg.
After two days, China, Mongolia and Iran have two gold medals each, while Chinese Taipei has one. The remaining divisions will determine the final medal standings for Para Taekwondo at Aichi-Nagoya 2026.
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