Taekwondo at the 2022 Asian Para Games explained

Taekwondo made its debut as an Asian Para Games sport during the 2022 version of the games, held in Hangzhou, China.^{[1] [2]} 77 fighters from 17 nations took part in the competition, fighting in ten weight categories. Competitors qualified under the K44 designation, which includes athletes with unilateral arm amputation or similar imparemnet, or loss of toes affecting the ability to lift the heel.^[3]

Before the tournament, Uzbekistan, Iran and Mongolia were favourites to win medals. By the end of the tournament, Iran had won the most medals, followed by China and Uzbekistan, with Mongolia coming fourth. Nepal’s Palesha Goverdhan claimed her country’s first ever international medal in Taekwondo, winning a bronze medal in the women’s 57kg class.^[4]

Gold medal matches

In the men’s K44 58kg final, Taiwan’s Xiao Xiang-wen defeated Japan’s Mitsuya Tanaka by 27-11.

In the men’s K44 63kg final Mongolia’s Ganbat Bolor-Erdene defeated Iran’s Saeid Sadeghianpour by 6-2.^[5]

In the men’s K44 70kg final, Iran’s Mehdi Pourrahnama defeated China’s Shihe Chen by 16-3.^[6]

In the men’s K44 80kg final, Korea’s Joo Jeong-hun defeated Iran’s Alireza Bakht.

In the men’s K44 +80kg final, Iran’s Hamed Haghshenas defeated Kazakhstan’s Nyshan Omirali.

In the women’s 47kg final, Thailand’s Khwansuda Phuangkitcha defeated Uzbekistan’s Ziyodakhon Isakova by 7-4.^[7]

In the women’s 52kg final, China’s Shao Qian defeated Mongolia’s Surenjav Ulambayar.^[8]

In the women’s 57kg final, Roza Ebrahimi defeated Kazakhstan’s Kamilya Dosmalova by 34-15.^[9]

In the women’s 65kg final, China’s Yao Yinan defeated Iran’s Romina Chamsouraki.^{[10] [11]}

In the women’s +65kg final, Uzbekistan’s Guljonoy Naimova defeated Iran’s Leila Mirzaei.

Nations

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Entries

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width=50	Events	width=20	M/W 1	width=20	M/W 2	width=20	M/W 3	width=20	M/W 4	width=20	M/W 5
Men's	9	12	8	8	9
Women's	6	6	5	5	5

Athletes

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Medal table

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Medalists

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Men

58 kg
63 kg
70 kg
80 kg
+80 kg

Women

47 kg
52 kg
57 kg
65 kg
+65 kg

Ranking

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Notes and References

1. https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1141741/para-taekwondo-asian-para-games-debut
2. Web site: [World Taekwondo] An impactful debut at Asian Para Games ]. 2024-10-12 . m.worldtaekwondo.org.
3. Web site: 2023-10-25 . Taiwan wins gold at Asian Para Games - Taipei Times . 2024-10-12 . www.taipeitimes.com.
4. https://www.taekwondo.dk/files/Dokumenter/Statisk/Para/2023/World%20Para%20Taekwondo%20Newsletter%20oktober%202023.pdf
5. Web site: gogo.mn . G.Bolor-Erdene won gold medal from “Hangzhou 2022” Asian Para Games . 2024-10-12 . gogo.mn . en.
6. Web site: 2023-10-24 . Iran’s para taekwondo athlete Pourrahnam takes gold at Hangzhou 2022 . 2024-10-12 . Tehran Times . en.
7. Web site: 2023-10-24 . Nation’s Khwansuda wins taekwondo gold at Asian Para Games . 2024-10-13 . nationthailand . en-US.
8. Chinese gold medallist hails taekwondo's debut at Asian Para Games https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1142232/para-taekwondo-asian-para-games
9. Web site: 2023-10-24 . Iran’s Ebrahimi wins gold in taekwondo: 2022 Asian Para Games . 2024-10-12 . Tehran Times . en.
10. Web site: Highlights of Taekwondo at 4th Asian Para Games - People's Daily Online . 2024-10-13 . en.people.cn.
11. Web site: Islamic Republic of Iran and China win golds in Women's K44 of Taekwondo_The 4th Asian Para Games . 2024-10-13 . www.hangzhou2022.cn.
12. Web site: Hangzhou Asian Para Games - 杭州第4届亚洲残疾人运动会信息发布系统 .
13. https://resultsapg.hangzhou2022.com.cn/APG2022/data/TKW/TKW-------------------------------_DT_PDF_C30.pdf?random=0.9471583585223177
14. Web site: Hangzhou Asian Para Games - 杭州第4届亚洲残疾人运动会信息发布系统 .
15. Web site: Hangzhou Asian Para Games - 杭州第4届亚洲残疾人运动会信息发布系统 .
16. https://resultsapg.hangzhou2022.com.cn/APG2022/data/TKW/TKW-------------------------------_DT_PDF_C32A.pdf?random=0.37771656850745206
17. Web site: Hangzhou Asian Para Games - 杭州第4届亚洲残疾人运动会信息发布系统 .
18. https://resultsapg.hangzhou2022.com.cn/APG2022/data/TKW/TKW-------------------------------_DT_PDF_C95.pdf?random=0.14775419831362036
19. https://resultsapg.hangzhou2022.com.cn/APG2022/data/TKW/TKW-------------------------------_DT_PDF_C93.pdf?random=0.23134592310428725
20. Web site: 2024-01-30 . WorldTaekwondo 2024 Magazine by worldtaekwondo - Issuu p.20. . 2024-10-13 . issuu.com . en.
21. Web site: Hangzhou Asian Para Games - 杭州第4届亚洲残疾人运动会信息发布系统 .