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The opening day of the Tashkent World Taekwondo Junior Championships featured stunning performances from some of the world\u2019s best young athletes, with Chinese Taipei\u2019s Wang Chieh Ling , Korea\u2019s Eom Sim-ok and China\u2019s Ren Kunyue all winning gold medals.

The three champions each won the events in their respective weight categories without dropping a round, as the packed-out Martial Arts Sports Complex in Tashkent\u2019s Olympic City enjoyed thrilling action to start the competition.

Chieh Ling<\/strong> upgrades<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chieh Ling took gold for the second consecutive World Taekwondo Junior Championships, following on from her triumph in the W -44kg at Chuncheon two years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Competing in the -46kg weight category in the Uzbek capital, Chieh Ling delivered an outstanding performance in the final against Russia\u2019s Elizaveta Bystrova.

A high-scoring first round went 26-17 in favour of Chieh Ling, before a blistering start to the second round gave her the required points gap to celebrate an early victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bulgaria\u2019s Deya Peeva and Ukraine\u2019s Olha Malenko earned bronze medals in the -46kg event.

Sim-ok<\/strong> denies hosts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asian Youth Games champion Sim-ok produced a controlled display in the M +78kg final to deny Uzbekistan\u2019s Alisher Pak, who was backed loudly by a passionate home crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first round went 14-5 in favour of Sim-ok, before a tighter second round was edged 8-6 to seal gold for Korea.

Bronze medals went to Petros Giannouchidis of Greece and Jordan\u2019s Mohmmad Dar Ali.

Brilliant Kunyue takes gold <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A competitive first round of the W -59kg final was scoreless until the closing seconds, when Kunyue landed a decisive kick to take it 2-0 against T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s Cansu \u015eeyho\u011flu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two brilliant head kicks then had her in control of the second round, and she closed out an eventual 12-7 win to take the final gold medal of the day.

Iran\u2019s Pinar Lotfizadeh and Egypt\u2019s Salma Mohammed Essam El Din Moh completed the podium as bronze medallists.

Day two of the Tashkent 2026 World Taekwondo Junior Championships will feature competition in the M -48kg and -55kg events, and the W -55kg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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