2025 World U21 Taekwondo Championships
| 2025 World U21 Taekwondo Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Moi International Sports Centre |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Dates | 3-6 December |
| Competitors | 452 from 75 nations |
| Champions | |
| Men | Iran |
| Women | Turkey |
The 2025 World U21 Taekwondo Championships, was the 1st edition of the World U21 Taekwondo Championships, held in Nairobi, Kenya from 3 to 6 December 2025.[1][2][3][4]
Medal table
* Host nation (Kenya)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Iran | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| – | Individual Neutral Athletes | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | South Korea | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Egypt | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Morocco | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 7 | Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Spain | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| India | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jordan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 17 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 | |
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| −54 kg | Moataz Bellah Asem Egypt |
Ankit Mer India |
Hristiyan Georgiev Bulgaria |
| Jaafar Al-Daoud Jordan | |||
| −58 kg | Abolfazl Zandi Iran |
Magomedgadzhi Magomedov Individual Neutral Athletes |
Gabriel Fonseca Brazil |
| Konstantinos Dimitropoulos Greece | |||
| −63 kg | Hamza Osman Aydoğan Turkey |
Stanislav Mitkov Bulgaria |
Nitesh Singh India |
| Tamirlan Tleules Kazakhstan | |||
| −68 kg | Berkay Erer Turkey |
Mun Jin-ho South Korea |
Matin Rezaei Iran |
| Omar Muhamed Fathy Egypt | |||
| −74 kg | Radin Zeinali Iran |
Ömer Furkan Körpe Turkey |
Benjamin Husić Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Victor Rodrigues United States | |||
| −80 kg | Amir Reza Gholami Iran |
Mikel Fernández Spain |
Isaiah Young United States |
| Raman Turavinau Individual Neutral Athletes | |||
| −87 kg | Batyrkhan Toleugali Kazakhstan |
Mohammad Alizadeh Iran |
Vladislav Budin Individual Neutral Athletes |
| Henrique Marques Brazil | |||
| +87 kg | Beibarys Kablan Kazakhstan |
Yang Jun-young South Korea |
Amir Mohammad Ashrafi Iran |
| Motaz Ifaoui Tunisia |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| −46 kg | Alisa Angelova Individual Neutral Athletes |
Lee Yu-min South Korea |
Vasiliki Papadopoulou Greece |
| Júlia Nazário Brazil | |||
| −49 kg | Milana Bekulova Individual Neutral Athletes |
Kim Hyang‐gi South Korea |
Andrea Bokan Serbia |
| Nezha Elaasal Morocco | |||
| −53 kg | Mobina Nematzadeh Iran |
Sıla Uzunçavdar Turkey |
Ada Avdagić Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Magdalini Klakala Greece | |||
| −57 kg | Amina Dehhaoui Morocco |
Carla Sesar Spain |
Hasti Mohammadi Iran |
| Fadia Khirfan Jordan | |||
| −62 kg | Wafa Masghouni Tunisia |
Elsa Secanell Spain |
Anastasiia Bannova Individual Neutral Athletes |
| Ella Brewster Canada | |||
| −67 kg | Kwak Min-ju South Korea |
Valeriia Skaprovska Individual Neutral Athletes |
Andrea Berišaj Montenegro |
| Styliani Marentaki Greece | |||
| −73 kg | Sude Uzunçavdar Turkey |
Ava Lee Haiti |
Polina Shvedkova Individual Neutral Athletes |
| Malak El-Hosseiny Egypt | |||
| +73 kg | Begüm Kavukçuoğlu Turkey |
Agoritsa Kitsiou Greece |
Imane Khayari Morocco |
| Mariia Kuts Ukraine |
Team ranking
Men
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Women
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Awards
Source:[5]
- Most Valuable Player Men – Abolfazl Zandi (Iran, M -58kg Champion)
- Most Valuable Player Women – Milana Bekulova (AIN, W -49kg Champion)
- Active Participation Award – Kenya
- Good Fighting Spirit Award – India
- Best Team Coach Men – Majid Aflaki (Iran)
- Best Team Coach Women – Suat Hastürk (Türkiye)
- Best Referee Men – Yohannes Bogale Sima (Ethiopia)
- Best Referee Women – Dania Gonzalez Cancino (Chile)
References
- ^ "World Taekwondo Under‑21 Championships". kenyau21wtchampionship2025.com. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ "World Taekwondo U21 Championships". worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ "Kenya selects squad for Worlds". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ "Nairobi to Host the First-Ever World Taekwondo Under-21 Championships". worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ "Inaugural World Taekwondo Under-21 Championships concludes with Closing Ceremony in Nairobi". worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 2025-12-06.