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In Baku, with the presence of Russian and Belarusian athletes, and without Ukrainians, Turkey won the first place finish over the Republic of Korea and the athletes scored important points towards Paris 2024.
France has selected its taekwondo squad for this year's Mediterranean
Games in Oran in Algeria. The six-strong team includes Tokyo 2020
Olympic bronze medallist Althéa Laurin, who will compete in the
women's heavyweight over-67 kilograms division.
Friday, 7 May 2021
France’s Magda Wiet-Hénin and Italy’s world champion Simone Alessio were among those earning places in the Tokyo 2020 taekwondo competition tonight at the European Qualification Tournament in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia.
For the 120 athletes competing in this Taekwondo Europe event, from 39 countries, reaching the final is the pathway to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, with two qualifiers going forward in each of the categories.
The 25-year-old Wiet-Hénin, who won bronze in the women’s lightweight category when the last Championships were held in Manchester two years ago, secured her first Olympic appearance by reaching the under-67 kilograms final.