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World Taekwondo pays tribute in Seoul to the Bulgarian federation president and Council member, remembering a career spanning competition, coaching and international leadership.
Cadets open the 15th Dracula Open on Friday, followed by Juniors on Saturday and a Senior G1 competition on Sunday at Sala Polivalentă.
The inaugural championship opens its Kyorugi programme with Juniors on Friday, followed by Seniors and Cadets, as individual medals also count towards club titles.
Cadets and Juniors compete in Vršac on 17–18 October, with all four medallists in each division qualifying directly for December’s European Grand Prix Final in Sarajevo.
Jin-bang Yang aims for a first demonstration around October 2027, with motion recognition designed to give a wider range of kicks a route to the scoreboard.
World champion Henrique Marques gives Brazil a second Paris title in M-80kg, while Ma Jingyue follows her Asian Games gold with victory in W-49kg.
Maria Clara Pacheco adds Paris to her Rome and Muju titles without losing a round, Viviana Márton wins again in the city of her Olympic gold, and Jinho Mun makes it consecutive Grand Prix victories at −68kg.
Abolfazl Zandi beats Olympic champion Tae-Joon Park, Arian Salimi repeats his Paris 2024 final win over Caden Cunningham, and Lauren Williams takes the third gold on the opening day of the Paris Grand Prix.
Paris hosts the final series stop from 9–11 October, with Simone Alessio returning at +80kg, Maria Clara Pacheco chasing a third straight title and Vito Dell’Aquila absent despite regaining both −58kg ranking leads.
