MUJU, Korea (Jul. 11, 2025) - The first day of competition at the Muju Taekwondowon 2025 World Taekwondo Diamond Games saw Korea and Morocco win two gold medals, and France and Uzbekistan each earn one victory.

 

Siwoo Lee and Na Hyeon Kim triumphed for Korea in the Junior Female Pair -125kg event, with silver going to Mongolia’s Munkhjin Battseren and Tsengelbayar Battogtokh, and bronzes to Jeanny Chaniarti and Aspasya Silalahi of Indonesia, and Kyoko Kayama and Lila Ardian Murata of Japan.

 

The host nation’s other gold medal came in the Junior Male Pair -150kg courtesy of Junseo Han and Seung Min An, who overcame Japan’s Sosuke Ono and Kai Okamoto in the final. Indonesia’s Ardiansyah Ardiansyah and Afif Sarjono clinched the bronze medals.

 

Morocco’s success came in the Senior Female Pair -135kg and Senior Male Pair -160kg categories.

 

In the former, Khoulal Merieme and Ennams Fatima-Zahra won gold at the expense of Kazakhstan’s Kamila Aimukasheva and Aida Taukenova in the final, with bronze medals won by Lyhana Langouste-Assoumaya and Cloe Blitek of France and Indonesia’s Indah Permata Sari and Ni Made Permata.

 

In the latter, Ahmed Ben Elbacaria and Ayoub El Yaqini won Morocco’s gold against Oswin Agbogbe Salanon and Uggo Barruol of France in the final. 

 

Mergen Ganiyev and Yergesh Bekassyl of Kazakhstan and Bayanbat Tsagaantsooj and Gan-Erdene     Sainbileg of Mongolia earned bronzes.

 

Gold for France came in the Senior Male Pair -130kg category through Matar Sarr and Lorenzo Capuano, who beat Rwanda’s Ivan Iradukunda Mucyo and Emmanuel Nzaramba in the final. Bronze medals went to Indonesia’s Sumaker Efgar Galili and Neville Piet Arend Taroreh, and Singapore’s Keston Pang and Regan Guan Cong Chin.

 

Madina Shoniyozova and Ozoda Sobirjonova of Uzbekistan were the day’s other gold medallists in the Senior Female Pair -110kg, defeating Mihyeon Jeon and Yujin Kim of Korea. Mongolia’s Angela Ulziisaikhan Davaadorj and Uchral Bat-Erdene, along with Singapore’s Cezann Teng and Nichelle Tan, completed the podium.

 

The Muju Taekwondowon 2025 World Taekwondo Diamond Games will run until Sunday (July 13) and tomorrow features Mixed Team competitions.