Chen was in the position of either winning gold or finishing off the podium after increasing weight to beat Mosquera.Ĭhina has won all three weightlifting gold medals so far in Tokyo. Igor Reizlin of Ukraine won the bronze with a 15-12 victory over Andrea Santarelli of Italy.Ĭhen Lijun kept China’s perfect record in weightlifting intact with victory in the men’s 67-kilogram class at the Tokyo Olympics.Ĭhen lifted 187 kilograms in the clean and jerk for a total 332 kilograms to beat Luis Javier Mosquera of Colombia by one kilogram.
He returned to France in 2016 to boost his chances of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics. The 24-year-old Cannone was born in France but grew up in the United States and attended Sacred Heart University. Romain Cannone won France’s first gold medal of the Tokyo Games by beating Gergely Siklosi of Hungary 15-10 in the men’s epee final.Ĭannone led 14-9 after two periods in the first-to-15 match and ended it quickly in the third. Mariel Zagunis won in saber at the 20 Games. She placed fifth at the 2012 London Games and was 10th at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Kiefer is a four-time NCAA champion at Notre Dame. Lee Kiefer earned the third gold medal for the United States at the Tokyo Olympics by beating defending champion Inna Deriglazova of Russia 15-13 in the women’s foil final. Anastasija Zolotic: 'If we come together, we are better and stronger' The Olympic taekwondo champion from Tokyo 2020 explains why StrongerTogether became her motto: 'We are not a big sport, but as long as we are all pushing each other together it takes us to the top. Two-time Olympic champion Jade Jones failed in her bid for a third straight gold earlier Sunday with a shocking loss to the Refugee Olympic Team’s Kimia Alizadeh. Sinden fell agonizingly short of becoming Britain’s first male Olympic gold medalist in taekwondo, a popular domestic sport with an impressive list of international women’s champions. Rashitov is relatively inexperienced on the world stage, but his success echoes Uzbekistan’s major strides in combat sports, including the Uzbek boxing team’s breakthrough performance in Rio de Janeiro. The 19-year-old Rashitov landed a four-point turning body kick inside the final 15 seconds to turn a two-point deficit into a two-point lead and the featherweight hung on for a 34-29 victory to claim Uzbekistan’s first-ever medal in taekwondo. On the men’s side, Ulugbek Rashitov won Uzbekistan’s first Olympic taekwondo gold medal in dramatic fashion by beating Bradly Sinden of Britain. team’s only two previous Olympic golds in taekwondo. “And for our fans we hope that the new rules will make the matches even more exciting and dynamic.Zolotic was only the fourth American to reach an Olympic taekwondo final and only the second woman. “Our athletes will be extra motivated particularly by the chance to secure qualification points for Paris 2024.
“Having had such a long break since we last held the Grand Prix, I am sure Roma 2022 will be extra special. “It is always a very special event as we have the opportunity to watch the world’s best compete. “We cannot wait for the return of the World Taekwondo Grand Prix in Rome,” said World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue. Qualification points for the Paris 2024 Olympics will also be on offer at the event.
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The event will trial a “best of three rounds” system to try and generate more excitement.įighters will be unable to sit back and defend if they have built a big lead after the first round as they could still lose the contest overall 2-1.Ī tie at the end of any round will be settled by who scored the most points with turning or spinning kicks, which organisers hope will encourage the sport’s most spectacular moves. Vito Dell’Aquila will compete on home soil in Rome as Olympic champion ©Getty Images In the women’s events, Croatia’s under-67kg winner Matea Jelic and American Anastasija Zolotic, the under-57kg champion, will also look to add to their Olympic success.Īnother athlete to watch will be Iranian born Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin , who is now competing under the refugee team banner at under-57kg.Ī field of 256 athletes is expected in Rome in all. Italy’s Vito Dell’Aquila will compete on home soil after winning the under-58kg title in Japan, and will be joined by Uzbekistan’s Ulugbek Rashitov, the under-68kg Olympic champion. Olympic gold medallists have also been confirmed for the event which is the first major gathering of the best taekwondo players since last year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The 2015 world silver medallist will compete in Rome in the women’s under-49 kilograms division, while Bondar will see action in the men’s over-80kg heavyweight class. Romoldanova won finweight gold at the 2016 European Championships and the 2017 Summer Universiade. Iryna Romoldanova and Vladyslav Bondar will both take to the mats at Foro Italico, despite the challenges in reaching the Italian capital due to the Russian invasion of their country. Two Ukrainians will be among a high-class field at the World Taekwondo Grand Prix in Rome, which will begin tomorrow.
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