Jordan Wins Mixed-Team Gold as Taekwondo Concludes at Dakar 2026
DAKAR, Senegal. Jordan won the mixed-team Taekwondo event at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on Thursday, November 12, ahead of Türkiye and Mexico. The event concluded five days of competition at the Complexe Iba Mar Diop, following the ten individual divisions contested from November 8 to 11.
Türkiye took silver and Mexico bronze as mixed-team Taekwondo made its Olympic medal debut. Jordan finished with three titles, while Abdallah Alzawahra and Ahmad Aldahamsheh each earned a second gold.
The team competition brought together 28 athletes from seven countries: Germany, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Senegal, Tunisia and Türkiye. With men and women competing together, it awarded the eleventh and final Taekwondo title of the Games.
Mixed-Team Taekwondo Makes Its Olympic Medal Debut
According to World Taekwondo, Dakar 2026 marked the first time the sport’s mixed-team competition awarded medals at an Olympic event. The format had previously been showcased at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024.
The event added a team dimension to the Olympic Taekwondo program, combining individual performance with collective strategy.
Mixed-Team Kyorugi Medalists
- 🥇 Jordan
- 🥈 Türkiye
- 🥉 Mexico
Jordan Finishes with Three Golds and Two Double Champions
The mixed-team victory completed a three-gold performance for Jordan. Abdallah Alzawahra had won the men’s −63 kg title on Tuesday, while Ahmad Aldahamsheh claimed the men’s −73 kg gold on Wednesday.
Both earned their second gold medal in Dakar on Thursday. Their individual victories featured in MASTKD+ coverage of Day Three and Day Four.
The Ten Individual Champions at Dakar 2026
The ten individual titles were shared among nine countries. Jordan was the only nation to win two divisions, while Croatia, Egypt, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Senegal, Germany, Serbia and Iran claimed one each.
Women’s Kyorugi
- 🥇 −44 kg: Petra Uglesic — Croatia
- 🥇 −49 kg: Siwoo Lee — South Korea
- 🥇 −55 kg: Marie Sarr — Senegal
- 🥇 −63 kg: Luna Fellinger — Germany
- 🥇 +63 kg: Ema Zecirovic — Serbia
Men’s Kyorugi
- 🥇 −48 kg: Youssef Hassan Kamal — Egypt
- 🥇 −55 kg: Po-Yu Cheng — Chinese Taipei
- 🥇 −63 kg: Abdallah Alzawahra — Jordan
- 🥇 −73 kg: Ahmad Aldahamsheh — Jordan
- 🥇 +73 kg: Benyamin Soltanian — Iran
Competition began with opening-day golds for Croatia and Egypt, followed by Day Two victories for South Korea and Chinese Taipei.
Host nation Senegal finished with Marie Sarr’s gold and bronze medals for Aida Touré and Ameth Diop. WT described Sarr’s women’s −55 kg victory as Senegal’s first Olympic Taekwondo medal.
With the mixed-team podium confirmed, all eleven Taekwondo titles at Dakar 2026 had been decided, with Jordan winning the most gold medals.
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