The victorious Moroccan women taekwondo exponents (Photo World Taekwondo)
Morocco won gold for the first time at the World Taekwondo World Cup Team Championships, securing the women’s title on day two in Chuncheon.
Khoulal Merieme, Ennams Fatima-Zahra, Nada Laaraj and Amina Dehhaoui contributed to Morocco’s success, which was clinched with victory against Russia in the final.
They also overcame Kazakhstan in the quarter-finals and Thailand in the semi-finals.
Silver medals went to Alisa Soshnikova, Margarita Agrofenina, Iuliia Kudriavtseva and Mariia Federa, who helped Russia to beat host nation, top seeds and defending champions Korea in the quarter-finals and Iran in the semi-finals.
In the match for bronze, the Iranian team of Hasti Mohammadi, Fatemeh Ahmadi, Yalda Valinejad and Baran Nemati triumphed over Thailand.
China and India completed the eight-team line-up in the women’s event.
Competition at the Chuncheon 2026 World Taekwondo World Cup Team Championships concludes today with the mixed team event.
