2025 World U21 Taekwondo Championships
| 2025 World U21 Taekwondo Championships | |
|---|---|
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| 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 | |
.png){kind=small} United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 17 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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
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Ankit Mer India
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Hristiyan Georgiev Bulgaria
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| Jaafar Al-Daoud Jordan
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| −58 kg | Abolfazl Zandi Iran
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Magomedgadzhi Magomedov Individual Neutral Athletes
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Gabriel Fonseca Brazil
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| Konstantinos Dimitropoulos Greece
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| −63 kg | Hamza Osman Aydoğan Turkey
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Stanislav Mitkov Bulgaria
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Nitesh Singh India
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| Tamirlan Tleules Kazakhstan
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| −68 kg | Berkay Erer Turkey
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Mun Jin-ho South Korea
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Matin Rezaei Iran
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| Omar Muhamed Fathy Egypt
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| −74 kg | Radin Zeinali Iran
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Ömer Furkan Körpe Turkey
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Benjamin Husić Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Victor Rodrigues United States
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| −80 kg | Amir Reza Gholami Iran
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Mikel Fernández Spain
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Isaiah Young United States
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| Raman Turavinau Individual Neutral Athletes
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| −87 kg | Batyrkhan Toleugali Kazakhstan
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Mohammad Alizadeh Iran
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Vladislav Budin Individual Neutral Athletes
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| Henrique Marques Brazil
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| +87 kg | Beibarys Kablan Kazakhstan
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Yang Jun-young South Korea
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Amir Mohammad Ashrafi Iran
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| Motaz Ifaoui Tunisia
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Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| −46 kg | Alisa Angelova Individual Neutral Athletes
|
Lee Yu-min South Korea
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Vasiliki Papadopoulou Greece
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| Júlia Nazário Brazil
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| −49 kg | Milana Bekulova Individual Neutral Athletes
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Kim Hyang‐gi South Korea
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Andrea Bokan Serbia
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| Nezha Elaasal Morocco
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| −53 kg | Mobina Nematzadeh Iran
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Sıla Uzunçavdar Turkey
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Ada Avdagić Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| Magdalini Klakala Greece
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| −57 kg | Amina Dehhaoui Morocco
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Carla Sesar Spain
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Hasti Mohammadi Iran
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| Fadia Khirfan Jordan
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| −62 kg | Wafa Masghouni Tunisia
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Elsa Secanell Spain
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Anastasiia Bannova Individual Neutral Athletes
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| Ella Brewster Canada
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| −67 kg | Kwak Min-ju South Korea
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Valeriia Skaprovska Individual Neutral Athletes
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Andrea Berišaj Montenegro
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| Styliani Marentaki Greece
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| −73 kg | Sude Uzunçavdar Turkey
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Ava Lee Haiti
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Polina Shvedkova Individual Neutral Athletes
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| Malak El-Hosseiny Egypt
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| +73 kg | Begüm Kavukçuoğlu Turkey
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Agoritsa Kitsiou Greece
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Imane Khayari Morocco
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| Mariia Kuts Ukraine
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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
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- ^ "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.