Serbia, Jordan and Iran Win Day Four Taekwondo Golds at Dakar 2026
DAKAR, Senegal. Serbia, Jordan and Iran won the three Taekwondo gold medals awarded Wednesday, November 11, at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. Competition at the Complexe Iba Mar Diop concluded the individual program with the women’s +63 kg and men’s −73 kg and +73 kg divisions.
Ema Zecirovic, Ahmad Aldahamsheh and Benyamin Soltanian claimed the final individual titles, each winning 2–0. The mixed-team event will close the Taekwondo program on Thursday.
The results followed Day Three victories for Senegal, Jordan and Germany.
Zecirovic and Soltanian Build on Junior World Championship Success
Serbia’s Ema Zecirovic defeated Alice Binova of the Czech Republic 2–0 in the women’s +63 kg final. A silver medalist at the Tashkent 2026 World Taekwondo Junior Championships, Zecirovic moved to the top of the podium in Dakar. France’s Meriem Benyoub and Kazakhstan’s Lyubov Yun earned bronze.
In the men’s +73 kg division, Iran’s Benyamin Soltanian added Youth Olympic gold to his junior world title from Tashkent. He beat Spain’s Ivan Lysenko Serrano 2–0 in the final. Russia’s Bashir Adzhiev and South Korea’s Jun Won Jang took bronze.
Jordan Wins Again as Senegal Adds a Third Medal
Ahmad Aldahamsheh defeated Azerbaijan’s Adil Kazimli 2–0 in the men’s −73 kg final. His victory gave Jordan gold on consecutive days, following Abdallah Alzawahra’s win in the −63 kg division.
Senegal’s Ameth Diop and Mexico’s Jorge Octavio Martínez earned bronze. Diop brought the host nation’s Taekwondo medal total to three, following Marie Sarr’s gold and Aida Touré’s bronze on Tuesday.
Day Four Medalists
Women’s Kyorugi +63 kg
- 🥇 Ema Zecirovic — Serbia
- 🥈 Alice Binova — Czech Republic
- 🥉 Meriem Benyoub — France
- 🥉 Lyubov Yun — Kazakhstan
Men’s Kyorugi −73 kg
- 🥇 Ahmad Aldahamsheh — Jordan
- 🥈 Adil Kazimli — Azerbaijan
- 🥉 Ameth Diop — Senegal
- 🥉 Jorge Octavio Martínez — Mexico
Men’s Kyorugi +73 kg
- 🥇 Benyamin Soltanian — Iran
- 🥈 Ivan Lysenko Serrano — Spain
- 🥉 Bashir Adzhiev — Russia
- 🥉 Jun Won Jang — South Korea
The results, reported by World Taekwondo, complete four days of individual competition. MASTKD+ coverage began with opening-day golds for Croatia and Egypt and continued with Day Two titles for South Korea and Chinese Taipei.
The mixed-team event will close the Taekwondo program on Thursday, November 12.
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