The release of the World Para Taekwondo Ranking for January 2024 is a significant opportunity for athletes to gauge their standing on a global scale. This ranking serves as a source of motivation for athletes to continue training and competing to enhance their position. It also offers a comprehensive view of the competition landscape, allowing athletes to set realistic goals for the future. Athletes must monitor their ranking and utilize it as a tool to strive for improvement in their performance. In summary, the World Para Taekwondo Ranking for January 2024 is a valuable resource for athletes and coaches to evaluate their progress and plan for future competitions.
Para Taekwondo is a sport that has exploded in recent years, with participation and competition levels increasing significantly. The World Taekwondo Federation (WT) has been at the forefront of this growth, introducing world rankings in 2015 and becoming an International Paralympic Committee (IPC) recognized International Federation (IF) in 2014. This article will provide an overview of the World Para Taekwondo Ranking as of January 07, 2024, including the top 10 ranked athletes and the sport’s development since 2015.
Top 10 Para Taekwondo Ranked Athletes January 2024
As of January 2024, the top 10 Para Taekwondo-ranked athletes are showcasing their excellence in the sport. Their skill, determination, and dedication have propelled them to the top of the rankings, and their performances are truly inspiring. Let’s delve into the remarkable achievements of these talented athletes.
Para Taekwondo Ranking New K41 Sub Category
World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M-58 Kg in January
1. GEORGE KHIZANISHVILI – Georgia
2. Rinat IAKUPOV – Russian Federation
3. Goga KHAKHALASHVILI – Georgia
4. Lutfullo KODIROV – Uzbekistan
5. Muhammed ASBALA – Turkiye
6. Hwangtae KIM – Republic of Korea
World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M-63 Kg in January
1. Vladislav KRICHFALUSHIY – Russian Federation
2. Hwangtae KIM – Republic of Korea
3. SABIT KOSE – Turkiye
4. Goga KHAKHALASHVILI – Georgia
World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M-80 Kg in January
1. Malik MUKASHEV – Kazakhstan
2. Valerii BAZIN – Russian Federation
3. Yasar Sami GOKBABA – Turkiye
World Pare Kyorugi Ranking W-57 Kg in January
1. Seyedeh Mahtab NABAVI – Islamic Republic Of Iran
Para Taekwondo Ranking New K44 Sub Category
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M-58 Kg in January
1. Asaf YASUR – Israel
2. Ali Can OZCAN – Turkiye
3. Sabir ZEYNALOV – Azerbaijan
4. XIANG WEN XIAO – Chinese Taipei
5. Mitsuya TANAKA – Japan
6. Bopha KONG – France
7. FABRICIO MARQUES DE SOUZA – Brazil
8. JOEL MARTIN VILLALOBOS – Spain
9. IVAN TORRES PEREZ – Mexico
10. Tyemirbyek KHAULYET – Mongolia
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M-63 Kg in January
1. Mahmut BOZTEKE – Turkiye
2. Bolor-Erdene GANBAT – Mongolia
3. Antonino BOSSOLO – Italy
4. Nathan TORQUATO – Brazil
5. Saeid SADEGHIANPOUR – Islamic Republic Of Iran
6. Zukhriddin TOKHIROV – Uzbekistan
7. Kudratjon HAYDAROV – Uzbekistan
8. VICTOR MANUEL PALACIOS TADEO – Mexico
9. Sandro MEGRELISHVILI – Georgia
10. GERALDO CASTRO ENCARNACION – Dominican Republic
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M-70 Kg in January
1. Imamaddin KHALILOV – Azerbaijan
2. Fatih CELIK – Turkiye
3. Juan Diego GARCIA LOPEZ- Mexico
4. Shunsuke KUDO – Japan
5. Mahdi POURRAHNAMA – Islamic Republic Of Iran
6. Javokhir ALIKULOV – Uzbekistan
7. Juan Eduardo SAMORANO – Argentina
8. Maciej KESICKI – Poland
9. CARLOS GERALDO COELHO ALVES JUNIOR – Brazil
10. Shinebayar BATBAYAR – Mongolia
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M-80 Kg in January
1. Asadbek TOSHTEMIROV – Uzbekistan
2. Jeonghun JOO – Republic of Korea
3. Alireza BAKHT – Islamic Republic Of Iran
4. LUIS MARIO NAJERA – Mexico
5. Abulfaz ABUZARLI – Azerbaijan
6. Nurlan DOMBAYEV – Kazakhstan
7. Joseph LANE – Great Britain
8. Elliott Andre LOONSTRA – Aruba
9. Nikola SPAJIC – Serbia
10. CLARO LOPES DE OLIVEIRA – Brazil
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M+80 Kg in January
1. Ivan MIKULIC – Croatia
2. Evan MEDELL – United States of America
3. Hamed HAGHSHENAS – Islamic Republic Of Iran
4. MEHMET SAMI SARAC – Turkiye
5. MATT BUSH – Great Britain
6. Nyshan OMIRALI – Kazakhstan
7. PEDRO PAULO NEVES DA SILVA – Brazil
8. Chikara ITO – Japan
9. Asadbek ANVAROV – Uzbekistan
10. Alisher GARIPOLLAYEV – Kazakhstan
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking W-47 Kg in January
1. CLAUDIA ROMERO – Mexico
2. Ziyodakhon ISAKOVA – Uzbekistan
3. Leonor Angelica ESPINOZA CARRANZA – Peru
4. Maryam ABDOLLAHPOUR DEROEI – Islamic Republic Of Iran
5. Khwansuda PHUANGKITCHA – Thailand
6. Nurcihan EKINCI – Turkiye
7. Zakia KHUDADADI – United States Minor Outlying Islands
8. ENKHTUYA KHURELBAATAR – Mongolia
9. Viktoriia MARCHUK – Ukraine
10. Eojin BAEK – Republic of Korea
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking W-52 Kg in January
1. Meryem Betul CAVDAR – Turkiye
2. JESSICA GARCIA QUIJANO – Mexico
3. MARIA EDUARDA MACHADO STUMPF – Brazil
4. SALMA ALI ABD AL MONEEM HASSAN – Egypt
5. SURENJAV ULAMBAYAR – Mongolia
6. CRISTHIANE NASCIMENTO – Brazil
7. QIAN SHAO – People’s Republic Of China
8. KEIRE FORSYTHE – Great Britain
9. Shrijana GHISING – Nepal
10. Anna PODDUBSKAIA – Wallis and Futuna Islands
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking W-57 Kg in January
1. SILVANA MAYARA CARDOSO FERNANDES – Brazil
2. Gamze GURDAL – Turkiye
3. Kamilya DOSMALOVA – Kazakhstan
4. YUJIE LI – People’s Republic Of China
5. Marija MICEV – Serbia
6. Yuliya LYPETSKA – Ukraine
7. CAVERZAN SOPHIE – France
8. ELSA SUISEI KOYAMA TAMAYO – Mexico
9. Roza EBRAHIMI – Islamic Republic Of Iran
10. LARISSA LOHANE LOPES ALVES – Brazil
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking W-65 Kg in January
1. Beth MUNRO – Great Britain
2. ANA CAROLINA SILVA DE MOURA – Brazil
3. Lisa GJESSING – Denmark
4. SECIL ER – Turkiye
5. DJELIKA DIALLO – France
6. LEYLIANNE SAMARA RAMOS DOS SANTOS – Brazil
7. Elena SAVINSKAYA – Wallis and Futuna Islands
8. DANIELA ANDREA MARTINEZ MARISCAL – Mexico
9. ROMINA CHAMSOURAKI – Islamic Republic Of Iran
10. Mariam SALIMGEREEVA – Kazakhstan
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking W+65 Kg in January
1. Guljonoy NAIMOVA – Uzbekistan
2. Amy TRUESDALE – Great Britain
3. Dalia SANTIAGO MORENO – Spain
4. DEBORA MENEZES – Brazil
5. Fernanda VARGAS FERNANDEZ – Mexico
6. Jelena RASIC – Serbia
7. CAMILA MACEDO DOS SANTOS – Brazil
8. NISA NUR GURSES – Turkiye
9. Rajae AKERMACH – Morocco
10. LEILA MIRZAEE – Islamic Republic Of Iran
Para Taekwondo Ranking Old K41 Sub Category
World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M+75 Kg in January
1. Malik MUKASHEV – Kazakhstan
World Pare Kyorugi Ranking W-58 Kg in January
1. Seyedeh Mahtab NABAVI – Islamic Republic Of Iran
Para Taekwondo Ranking K42 Sub Category
World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M-61 Kg in January
1. Saeid SADEGHIANPOUR – Islamic Republic Of Iran
2. Ali Sajad HAMRAZ -Afghanistan
3. Sanjarbek MUKHTOROV – Uzbekistan
4. Evgenii ALIFIRENKO – Russian Federation
World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M-75 Kg in January
1. Askhat YUSSUPOV – Kazakhstan
2. Malik MUKASHEV – Kazakhstan
3. Zhumagali YERZHANOV – Kazakhstan
World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M+75 Kg in January
1. Daniel ESPINOSA – United States of America
Para Taekwondo Ranking K43 Sub Category
Top 11 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M-61 Kg in January
1. Bopha KONG – France
2. Nyssanbek AIDARBEKOV – Kazakhstan
3. Alejandro VIDAL ALVAREZ – Spain
4. Davaachuluu TSERENDOLGOR – Mongolia
5. Gersson MEJIA – Guatemala
6. CHIEN CHIANG CHEN – Chinese Taipei
7. ORLANDO FIGUEROA – Venezuela
8. Thanwa KAENKHAM – Thailand
9. ADAMA MAGASSOUBA – Cote D’ivoire
10. SAMWELI YOSIA KIVUYO – United Republic Of Tanzania
11. ANTHONY CAPPELLO – Canada
World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M-75 Kg in January
1. Abdul Matin HOTAK – Afghanistan
2. Nurlan DOMBAYEV – Kazakhstan
3. Anton SHVETS – Ukraine
4. Edwin Andres FRANCO – Puerto Rico
World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M+75 Kg in January
1. Edgar Jesus TORRES CANDIA – Mexico
2. MEHMET VASIF YAKUT – Turkiye
3. Daniel ESPINOSA – United States of America
4. RACHID ISMAILI ALAOUI – Morocco
5. Mahdi BAHRAMIAZAR – Islamic Republic Of Iran
6. Yerlan YERSAIYN – Kazakhstan
World Pare Kyorugi Ranking W-49 Kg in January
1. Viktoriia MARCHUK – Ukraine
2. Danijela JOVANOVIC – Serbia
3. ARUNA – India
Para Taekwondo Ranking Old K44 Sub Category
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M-61 Kg in January
1. Nathan TORQUATO – Brazil
2. Mohamed YASSER MOHAMED AHMED ELSAYED – Egypt
3. Mahmut BOZTEKE – Turkiye
4. Daniil SIDOROV – Russian Federation
5. Bolor-Erdene GANBAT – Mongolia
6. Antonino BOSSOLO – Italy
7. Imamaddin KHALILOV – Azerbaijan
8. Zukhriddin TOKHIROV – Uzbekistan
9. Parfait HAKIZIMANA – United States Minor Outlying Islands
10. FABRICIO MARQUES DE SOUZA – Brazil
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M-75 Kg in January
1. Mahdi POURRAHNAMA – Islamic Republic Of Iran
2. Jeonghun JOO – Republic of Korea
3. Magomedzagir ISALDIBIROV – Russian Federation
4. Abulfaz ABUZARLI – Azerbaijan
5. Ibrahima SEYE – Senegal
6. Felix SABATES – United States of America
7. Fatih CELIK – Turkiye
8. Michael KACER – United States of America
9. Shinebayar BATBAYAR – Mongolia
10. Austin OSNER – United States of America
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M+75 Kg in January
1. Asghar AZIZIAGHDAM – Islamic Republic Of Iran
2. Evan MEDELL – United States of America
3. Ivan MIKULIC – Croatia
4. Francisco PEDROZA – Mexico
5. Zainutdin ATAEV – Wallis and Futuna Islands
6. Andres MOLINA – Costa Rica
7. MOHAMED ALSANOUSI ABIDAR – Libya
8. Nyshan OMIRALI – Kazakhstan
9. Elliott Andre LOONSTRA – Aruba
10. Hamed HAGHSHENAS – Islamic Republic Of Iran
Top 13 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking W-49 Kg in January
1. Meryem Betul CAVDAR – Turkiye
2. Anna PODDUBSKAIA – Wallis and Futuna Islands
3. Khwansuda PHUANGKITCHA – Thailand
4. Ziyodakhon ISAKOVA – Uzbekistan
5. ENKHTUYA KHURELBAATAR – Mongolia
6. ZAKIA KHUDADADI – Afghanistan
7. SOUKAINA ES-SABBAR – Morocco
8. Sophie GIMENO – United States of America
9. Fatemeh DODANGEH – Islamic Republic Of Iran
10. Lilisbet RODRIGUEZ RIVERO – Cuba
11. Kara FOURNIE – Australia
12. LIA CHACHIBAIA – Georgia
13. Elisabeth GERALDO FIGUEREO – Dominican Republic
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking W-58 Kg in January
1. Lisa GJESSING – Denmark
2. SILVANA MAYARA CARDOSO FERNANDES -Brazil
3. Yujie LI – People’s Republic Of China
4. Gamze GURDAL – Turkiye
5. Salma ALI ABD AL MONEEM HASSAN – Egypt
6. CRISTHIANE NASCIMENTO – Brazil
7. Kamilya DOSMALOVA – Kazakhstan
8. Shauna-Kay HINES – Jamaica
9. Marija MICEV – Serbia
10. ANGELICA RAMIREZ – Mexico
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking W+58 Kg in January
1. Guljonoy NAIMOVA – Uzbekistan
2. DEBORA MENEZES – Brazil
3. Daniela Andrea MARTINEZ MARISCAL – Mexico
4. Janine WATSON – Australia
5. Rayehe SHAHAB – Islamic Republic Of Iran
6. Rajae AKERMACH – Morocco
7. Shoko OTA – Japan
8. LEYLIANNE SAMARA RAMOS DOS SANTOS – Brazil
9. Laura SCHIEL – France
10. DALIA SANTIAGO MORENO – Spain
Conclusion
The World Para Taekwondo ranking for January 2024 Official provides a comprehensive view of the top athletes in the sport and their accomplishments. This ranking is a useful tool for athletes, coaches, and fans to monitor the performance and progress of para taekwondo athletes globally. It also serves as a platform to promote the sport and acknowledge the hard work and skill of these athletes. Be sure to keep an eye out for updates and future rankings to witness the ongoing development of para taekwondo.
FAQ
What is the World Para Taekwondo Ranking?
The World Para Taekwondo Ranking is a system of rankings developed by the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) to recognize the best para-taekwondo athletes in the world. The World Para Taekwondo Ranking is a system used to rank athletes based on their performance in international competitions. It allows for fair and competitive matchups and helps determine qualifications for major events such as the Paralympic Games. Athletes earn points based on their performance, and the ranking is updated regularly to reflect current standings.
How many athletes are ranked in the World Para Taekwondo Ranking?
As of January 20, 2024, there are 97 athletes (78 male, 19 female) ranked in 19 divisions. The K44 +75kg is the largest male division with 17 ranked athletes and K44 -58kg is the largest female division with 7 ranked athletes.
How are the Para Taekwondo rankings determined?
The Para Taekwondo rankings are determined by the performance of athletes in international competitions sanctioned by the World Taekwondo Federation. Athletes earn points based on their competition results, and the rankings are regularly updated to reflect their current standing in the sport. This system allows for a fair and transparent ranking of athletes in Para Taekwondo.
What is the largest division in the World Para Taekwondo Ranking?
The K44 +75kg is the largest male division with 17 ranked athletes and K44 -58kg is the largest female division with 7 ranked athletes.
How often are the Para Taekwondo rankings updated?
The Para Taekwondo rankings are regularly updated, typically every month. This ensures that recent competitions and performances are taken into account, allowing for changes in rankings. It’s crucial for athletes and coaches to stay informed about the rankings to track progress and set goals for upcoming competitions.
What is the next para-taekwondo competition?
The next para-taekwondo competition is the first-ever African Para-Taekwondo Championships, which will be held on 22 May in Port Said, Egypt. Registration for the Championships is still open, with athletes from nine countries representing three continents already registered.
How can I view the full list of world rankings?
The full world rankings list can be found on the WTF’s website.
What is the WTF’s goal for Para-Taekwondo?
The World Taekwondo Federation’s goal for para-taekwondo is to give athletes with physical disabilities the chance to compete in taekwondo at a high level. They are working to create inclusive and adaptive practices, competitions, and events to ensure that para-athletes have the same opportunities and support as able-bodied athletes. The WTF is dedicated to promoting equality and diversity within the sport of taekwondo and to highlighting the abilities and skills of para-athletes on a global stage.
What other Para-Taekwondo events are planned?
Currently, there are several Para-Taekwondo events planned in various locations around the world. These events include competitions, seminars, and training camps specifically geared towards para-athletes. It’s important for para-athletes and their supporters to stay updated on these events to participate and support the growth of Para-Taekwondo. Keep an eye on official Para-Taekwondo organizations and governing bodies for announcements and details on upcoming events. Generally, The WTF is hosting more World Ranking events.
What is the importance of the World Para Taekwondo Ranking?
The World Para Taekwondo Ranking is a vital resource for athletes and coaches to monitor their development and assess their position within the sport. It offers a transparent assessment of an athlete’s performance and can assist in shaping training and competition plans. Furthermore, a high ranking can open doors to participation in esteemed events and competitions, making it a valuable asset for athletes and the sport as a whole.
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