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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.
Maria Clara Pacheco has beaten reigning Olympic champion Yu-Jin Kim in both previous series finals. Both are listed for women’s −57kg in Paris.
Reported CAS appeals concern World Taekwondo’s response to a July OTU assembly, provisional suspensions and access to administrative systems. Primary records needed to assess both institutions’ actions remain unpublished.
The World Taekwondo Council unanimously awarded the 2028 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships to Antalya during an Extraordinary Meeting in Chuncheon.
World Taekwondo’s planned relocation from Seoul advances towards construction with a 15 September groundbreaking for its new 3,200-square-metre headquarters in Chuncheon.
Xiaolu Fu won W-49 and Jun-Seo Bae took M-58 as the Muju opener produced a 2-1 Park–Dell’Aquila rematch and two completed title paths.
The complete senior medal list covers all eight men’s and eight women’s weight categories contested in Lima.
Türkiye finished first after Isil Zafer and Sude Yaren Uzuncavdar won the final women’s divisions, while Firas Katousi and Soufiane Elasbi claimed the closing men’s titles.
Türkiye won three of the four gold medals decided on the opening day in Taranto, while France’s Souleyman Alaphilippe took the men’s -68kg title.
