Moroccan taekwondo athlete Amina Dehhaoui won the gold medal in the under-57 kg category on Thursday during the second day of the U21 Taekwondo World Championships, held in Nairobi, until December 6.
The Moroccan successively dominated Brazil’s Rocha Liz in the round of 16, Poland’s Liswoka Nikol in the quarterfinals, and Iran’s Mohammadi Hasti in the semifinals, before beating Spain’s Carla Sesar 2-0 in the final.
Through this victory, Morocco now has secured three medals, after the two bronze medals won the day before by Nezha Elaasal (-49 kg) and Imane Khayari (+73 kg).
On the same day, Turkey’s Sude Yaren Uzuncavdar won gold in the women’s under 73 kg category, notably defeating Haiti’s Ava Soon Lee, who earned silver. Russia’s Polina Shvedkova won bronze.
This first edition of the U21 Taekwondo World Championships features the participation of leading nations in the discipline, such as Korea, Russia, China, France, and Iran, thus reflecting the scale of the Moroccan national team’s success.
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