PARIS-LEVALLOIS, France — Seven countries shared the ten titles contested at the Paris 2026 World Para Taekwondo Grand Prix on October 8 at the Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan, in Levallois-Perret.

The competition brought together 113 athletes from 30 countries, alongside World Taekwondo representation from Costa Rica. Brazil, Mexico and Russia earned two gold medals apiece, while Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan and Türkiye each claimed one.

Bozteke and Cardoso Fernandes complete a Grand Prix hat-trick

Türkiye’s Mahmut Bozteke defeated Israel’s Adnan Milad 2–0 in the men’s K44 −63 kg final, adding Paris gold to his victories in Rome and Muju.

Brazil’s Silvana Mayara Cardoso Fernandes also secured her third consecutive Grand Prix title. She won an all-Brazilian women’s K44 −57 kg final against Maria Eduarda Machado Stumpf, taking the rounds 12–6 and 22–0.

Brazil’s second title came through Ana Carolina Silva de Moura, who defeated France’s Djelika Diallo in the women’s −65 kg final.

Yasur returns to gold as Japaridze wins a close final

Israel’s Asaf Yasur defeated Azerbaijan’s Sabir Zeynalov in two rounds at men’s −58 kg, ending the Rome and Muju winner’s run of titles.

Georgia’s Ana Japaridze overcame Türkiye’s Meryem Betül Çavdar 2–1 in a women’s −52 kg final decided in the last second of the third round.

Mexico celebrated victories for Claudia Romero at women’s −47 kg and Juan Diego García López at men’s −70 kg. Kazakhstan’s Nurlan Dombayev won men’s −80 kg, while Russia’s Elena Savinskaia and Aliaskhab Ramazanov took the women’s +65 kg and men’s +80 kg titles.

Bahrain reaches a historic podium

Ebrahim Samqa earned bronze in men’s K44 −63 kg, becoming Bahrain’s first medallist at a World Para Taekwondo event. His run ended in the semifinals against eventual champion Bozteke.

All medallists — Paris-Levallois 2026

Women’s K44 −47 kg

• 🥇 Claudia Romero — Mexico.
• 🥈 Zakia Khudadadi — France.
• 🥉 Lia Chachibaia — Georgia.
• 🥉 Nurcihan Ekinci Gül — Türkiye.

Women’s K44 −52 kg

• 🥇 Ana Japaridze — Georgia.
• 🥈 Meryem Betül Çavdar — Türkiye.
• 🥉 Marija Micev — Serbia.
• 🥉 Jessica García Quijano — Mexico.

Women’s K44 −57 kg

• 🥇 Silvana Mayara Cardoso Fernandes — Brazil.
• 🥈 Maria Eduarda Machado Stumpf — Brazil.
• 🥉 Sophie Caverzan — France.
• 🥉 Gamze Özcan — Türkiye.

Women’s K44 −65 kg

• 🥇 Ana Carolina Silva de Moura — Brazil.
• 🥈 Djelika Diallo — France.
• 🥉 Patrycja Zewar — Poland.
• 🥉 Seçil Er — Türkiye.

Women’s K44 +65 kg

• 🥇 Elena Savinskaia — Russia.
• 🥈 Eleni Papastamatopoulou — Greece.
• 🥉 Amy Truesdale — Great Britain.
• 🥉 Jelena Rasic — Serbia.

Men’s K44 −58 kg

• 🥇 Asaf Yasur — Israel.
• 🥈 Sabir Zeynalov — Azerbaijan.
• 🥉 Gustavo Antony Czerniak Ruppel — Brazil.
• 🥉 Tyemirbyek Khaulyet — Mongolia.

Men’s K44 −63 kg

• 🥇 Mahmut Bozteke — Türkiye.
• 🥈 Adnan Milad — Israel.
• 🥉 Ebrahim Samqa — Bahrain.
• 🥉 Joel Martín Villalobos — Spain.

Men’s K44 −70 kg

• 🥇 Juan Diego García López — Mexico.
• 🥈 Valter Sedano Delfino de Oliveira — Brazil.
• 🥉 Shunsuke Kudo — Japan.
• 🥉 Antonino Bossolo — Italy.

Men’s K44 −80 kg

• 🥇 Nurlan Dombayev — Kazakhstan.
• 🥈 Joel Gomes da Silva — Brazil.
• 🥉 Zhanbolat Kaziyev — Kazakhstan.
• 🥉 Luis Mario Nájera — Mexico.

Men’s K44 +80 kg

• 🥇 Aliaskhab Ramazanov — Russia.
• 🥈 Matt Bush — Great Britain.
• 🥉 Adem Arda Özkul — Türkiye.
• 🥉 Bilal Iakhiaev — Russia.

Kyorugi competition begins on October 9

The Paris-Levallois programme continues on October 9 with women’s +67 kg, men’s −58 kg and men’s +80 kg, opening three days of World Taekwondo Grand Prix competition.

MASTKD will bring all the details from Paris-Levallois, with results, images and coverage of the event.

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