The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) has released the updated The World Para Taekwondo ranking October 2023. This ranking system is important for the next taekwondo summer camp and taekwondo world champion, as it provides an opportunity for growth for the sport and allows athletes to compete on a level playing field. The ranking consists of four classifications divided into three male and three female weight categories for 24 divisions. The top four athletes in each class and division will be seeded in all para-taekwondo World Ranking events.
As of October 2023, the World Para Taekwondo ranking is a significant factor for athletes aiming to qualify for major competitions and championships. The ranking is determined by athletes’ performances in various competitions and serves as a reflection of their skill, dedication, and hard work in the sport. Athletes should be mindful of their ranking and continuously strive to improve it in order to qualify for important events. It is crucial for athletes to stay informed about the ranking and work towards achieving their best performance to reach their goals in the sport of Para Taekwondo.
Latest Para Taekwondo Rankings
The K44 +75kg is the largest male division in the WTF Para-Taekwondo World Rankings with 17 ranked athletes, while the K44 -58kg is the largest female division with 7 ranked athletes. The countries that are at the top of the rankings include Iran, Uzbekistan, Russia, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Laos, Turkiye, India, Republic of Korea, Kazakhstan, USA, Spain, Mongolia, Thailand, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Guatemala, Azerbaijan, Puerto Rico, France, Mexico, Morocco, and Serbia.
The most noteworthy changes in the updated world rankings include:
- Russia’s Vitali Nazarenko leapfrogged Germany’s Hasim Celik and Turkey’s Faith Celik in the male K44 under 75kg to take second place. That left Hasim and Faith in third and fourth position, respectively.
- Iran’s Mahdi Pourrahnamaahmad remained number one in the male K44 under 75kg world rankings after maintaining his undefeated run in Manila. Pourrahnamaahmad has now gone undefeated since the introduction of the world rankings in January 2015.
- The close battle for the number one spot between Croatia’s Ivan Mikulic and Iran’s Asghar Aziziaghdam in the male K44 over 75kg continued, with Aziziaghdam moving just ahead of Mikulic following his third place at last month’s open in Manila.
- There was a change at the top of the female K44 under 58kg with Russia’s Ayshat Ramazanova taking the number one spot from Denmark’s three-time world champion Lisa Gjessing.
- Mehmet Sami Sarac from Turkey dropped from first to third in the male K42 under 61kg with Iran’s Saeid Sadeghianpou and Mongolia’s Shinebayar Batbayar both moving up one place each to first and second, respectively.
- Following the Asia Open Championships, India and the Philippines have placed athletes on the world rankings for the first time.
Top 10 Para Taekwondo Ranking October 2023
Para Taekwondo Ranking October New K41 Sub Category
World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M-58 Kg in October
1. GEORGE KHIZANISHVILI – Georgia
2. Rinat IAKUPOV – Russian Federation
3. Lutfullo KODIROV – Uzbekistan
4. Goga KHAKHALASHVILI – Georgia
5. Muhammed ASBALA – Turkiye
6. Hwangtae KIM – Republic of Korea
World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M-63 Kg in October
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 October
1. Malik MUKASHEV – Kazakhstan
2. Valerii BAZIN – Russian Federation
3. Yasar Sami GOKBABA – Turkiye
World Pare Kyorugi Ranking W-57 Kg in October
1. Seyedeh Mahtab NABAVI – Islamic Republic Of Iran
Para Taekwondo Ranking October New K44 Sub Category
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M-58 Kg in October
1. Asaf YASUR – Israel
2. Ali Can OZCAN – Turkiye
3. Sabir ZEYNALOV – Azerbaijan
4. Bopha KONG – France
5. Mitsuya TANAKA – Japan
6. FABRICIO MARQUES DE SOUZA – Brazil
7. Joel MARTIN VILLALOBOS – Spain
8. XIANG WEN XIAO – Chinese Taipei
9. TYEMIRBYEK KHAULYET – Mongolia
10. Sanjarbek MUKHTOROV – Uzbekistan
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M-63 Kg in October
1. Mahmut BOZTEKE – Turkiye
2. Antonino BOSSOLO – Italy
3. Bolor-Erdene GANBAT – Mongolia
4. Nathan TORQUATO – Brazil
5. Saeid SADEGHIANPOUR – Islamic Republic Of Iran
6. Zukhriddin TOKHIROV – Uzbekistan
7. Sandro MEGRELISHVILI – Georgia
8. Kudratjon HAYDAROV – Uzbekistan
9. Baurzhan KUSHERBAYEV – Kazakhstan
10. VICTOR MANUEL PALACIOS TADEO – Mexico
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M-70 Kg in October
1. Imamaddin KHALILOV – Azerbaijan
2. Juan Diego GARCIA LOPEZ- Mexico
3. Fatih CELIK – Turkiye
4. Shunsuke KUDO – Japan
5. Juan Eduardo SAMORANO – Argentina
6. Javokhir ALIKULOV – Uzbekistan
7. Mahdi POURRAHNAMA – Islamic Republic Of Iran
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 October
1. Asadbek TOSHTEMIROV – Uzbekistan
2. Nurlan DOMBAYEV – Kazakhstan
3. Jeonghun JOO – Republic of Korea
4. LUIS MARIO NAJERA – Mexico
5. Alireza BAKHT – Islamic Republic Of Iran
6. Joseph LANE – Great Britain
7. Abulfaz ABUZARLI – Azerbaijan
8. Elliott Andre LOONSTRA – Aruba
9. Nikola SPAJIC – Serbia
10. Magomedzagir ISALDIBIROV – Russian Federation
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M+80 Kg in October
1. Ivan MIKULIC – Croatia
2. Evan MEDELL – United States of America
3. Hamed HAGHSHENAS – Islamic Republic Of Iran
4. MEHMET SAMI SARAC – Turkiye
5. Nyshan OMIRALI – Kazakhstan
6. MATT BUSH – Great Britain
7. PEDRO PAULO NEVES DA SILVA – Brazil
8. Chikara ITO – Japan
9. Alisher GARIPOLLAYEV – Kazakhstan
10. Asadbek ANVAROV – Uzbekistan
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking W-47 Kg in October
1. Ziyodakhon ISAKOVA – Uzbekistan
2. CLAUDIA ROMERO – Mexico
3. Khwansuda PHUANGKITCHA – Thailand
4. Leonor Angelica ESPINOZA CARRANZA – Peru
5. Nurcihan EKINCI – Turkiye
6. Maryam ABDOLLAHPOUR DEROEI – Islamic Republic Of Iran
7. ENKHTUYA KHURELBAATAR – Mongolia
8. Zakia KHUDADADI – United States Minor Outlying Islands
9. Viktoriia MARCHUK – Ukraine
10. LIA CHACHIBAIA – Georgia
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking W-52 Kg in October
1. Meryem Betul CAVDAR – Turkiye
2. JESSICA GARCIA QUIJANO – Mexico
3. Salma ALI ABD AL MONEEM HASSAN – Egypt
4. MARIA EDUARDA MACHADO STUMPF – Brazil
5. CRISTHIANE NASCIMENTO – Brazil
6. SURENJAV ULAMBAYAR – Mongolia
7. Shrijana GHISING – Nepal
8. Anna PODDUBSKAIA – Wallis and Futuna Islands
9. KEIRE FORSYTHE – Great Britain
10. Royala FATALIYEVA – Azerbaijan
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking W-57 Kg in October
1. SILVANA MAYARA CARDOSO FERNANDES – Brazil
2. Gamze GURDAL – Turkiye
3. Kamilya DOSMALOVA – Kazakhstan
4. Marija MICEV – Serbia
5. Yuliya LYPETSKA – Ukraine
6. CAVERZAN SOPHIE – France
7. ELSA SUISEI KOYAMA TAMAYO – Mexico
8. LARISSA LOHANE LOPES ALVES – Brazil
9. Roza EBRAHIMI – Islamic Republic Of Iran
10. TUGCE SEN – Turkiye
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking W-65 Kg in October
1. Beth MUNRO – Great Britain
2. ANA CAROLINA SILVA DE MOURA – Brazil
3. Lisa GJESSING – Denmark
4. SECIL ER – Turkiye
5. LEYLIANNE SAMARA RAMOS DOS SANTOS – Brazil
6. Djelika DIALLO – France
7. Elena SAVINSKAYA – Wallis and Futuna Islands
8. DANIELA ANDREA MARTINEZ MARISCAL – Mexico
9. LUTFIYE OZDAG – Turkiye
10. Mariam SALIMGEREEVA – Kazakhstan
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking W+65 Kg in October
1. Amy TRUESDALE – Great Britain
2. Guljonoy NAIMOVA – Uzbekistan
3. Dalia SANTIAGO MORENO – Spain
4. DEBORA MENEZES – Brazil
5. Jelena RASIC – Serbia
6. Fernanda VARGAS FERNANDEZ – Mexico
7. CAMILA MACEDO DOS SANTOS – Brazil
8. NISA NUR GURSES – Turkiye
9. Rajae AKERMACH – Morocco
10. RAHMA RBOH – Morocco
Para Taekwondo Ranking October Old K41 Sub Category
World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M-61 Kg in October
1. Vladislav KRICHFALUSHIY -Russian Federation
2. Rinat IAKUPOV – Russian Federation
3. Abdennour EL FEDAYNI – Morocco
World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M-75 Kg in October
1. Valerii BAZIN – Russian Federation
2. Csaba SIMON – Hungary
World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M+75 Kg in October
1. Malik MUKASHEV – Kazakhstan
World Pare Kyorugi Ranking W-58 Kg in October
1. Seyedeh Mahtab NABAVI – Islamic Republic Of Iran
Para Taekwondo Ranking K42 Sub Category
World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M-61 Kg in October
1. Evgenii ALIFIRENKO – Russian Federation
2. Saeid SADEGHIANPOUR – Islamic Republic Of Iran
3. Sanjarbek MUKHTOROV – Uzbekistan
4. Arzhan ARBAKOV – Russian Federation
5. NAIL KARADAS – Turkiye
6. Ali Sajad HAMRAZ -Afghanistan
World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M-75 Kg in October
1. Mehmet Serkan SERPICI – Turkiye
2. Askhat YUSSUPOV – Kazakhstan
3. Malik MUKASHEV – Kazakhstan
4. Zhumagali YERZHANOV – Kazakhstan
5. Lukman-Khakim ISTAMULOV – Russian Federation
6. Anton LIPOVIY – Ukraine
7. FARKHODJON MAMAZIYAEV – Uzbekistan
World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M+75 Kg in October
1. SEFER TAYYIP HARPUTLU -Turkiye
2. Daniel ESPINOSA – United States of America
3. Mukhtar KUMAEV – Russian Federation
World Pare Kyorugi Ranking W+58 Kg in October
1. Zaira IRAZIEVA – Russian Federation
2. Jelena TERZIC – Serbia
Para Taekwondo Ranking October K43 Sub Category
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M-61 Kg in October
1. Bopha KONG – France
2. Alejandro VIDAL ALVAREZ – Spain
3. Nyssanbek AIDARBEKOV – Kazakhstan
4. Davaachuluu TSERENDOLGOR – Mongolia
5. Sadig HAMIDOV – Azerbaijan
6. Thanwa KAENKHAM – Thailand
7. Moamen ABBAS MOHAMED ABBAS ZAYD – Egypt
8. Gersson MEJIA – Guatemala
9. Kadibagama OMAROV – Russian Federation
10. SONER ANAS – Turkiye
World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M-75 Kg in October
1. Nurlan DOMBAYEV – Kazakhstan
2. Abdul Matin HOTAK – Afghanistan
3. Anton SHVETS – Ukraine
4. YUSUF YUNACTI – Turkiye
5. Edwin Andres FRANCO – Puerto Rico
World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M+75 Kg in October
1. MEHMET VASIF YAKUT – Turkiye
2. Edgar Jesus TORRES CANDIA – Mexico
3. RACHID ISMAILI ALAOUI – Morocco
4. Daniel ESPINOSA – United States of America
5. Mahdi BAHRAMIAZAR – Islamic Republic Of Iran
6. Yerlan YERSAIYN – Kazakhstan
7. YILONG ZHANG – People’s Republic Of China
World Pare Kyorugi Ranking W-49 Kg in October
1. Viktoriia MARCHUK – Ukraine
2. Danijela JOVANOVIC – Serbia
3. Dejana BACKO – Serbia
4. ARUNA – India
5. CUIYI YE – People’s Republic Of China
6. Arjaree OSOTSRI – Thailand
World Pare Kyorugi Ranking W+58 Kg in October
1. SEYMA NUR TALU – Turkiye
Para Taekwondo Ranking Old K44 Sub Category
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M-61 Kg in October
1. Nathan TORQUATO – Brazil
2. Mohamed YASSER MOHAMED AHMED ELSAYED – Egypt
3. Mahmut BOZTEKE – Turkiye
4. Daniil SIDOROV – Russian Federation
5. Antonino BOSSOLO – Italy
6. Bolor-Erdene GANBAT – Mongolia
7. Imamaddin KHALILOV – Azerbaijan
8. Zukhriddin TOKHIROV – Uzbekistan
9. Ali Can OZCAN – Turkiye
10. Parfait HAKIZIMANA – United States Minor Outlying Islands
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M-75 Kg in October
1. Mahdi POURRAHNAMA – Islamic Republic Of Iran
2. Magomedzagir ISALDIBIROV – Russian Federation
3. Jeonghun JOO – Republic of Korea
4. Abulfaz ABUZARLI – Azerbaijan
5. Fatih CELIK – Turkiye
6. Felix SABATES – United States of America
7. Ibrahima SEYE – Senegal
8. Vladimir FEOFANOV – Russian Federation
9. Michael KACER – United States of America
10. Shinebayar BATBAYAR – Mongolia
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking M+75 Kg in October
1. Asghar AZIZIAGHDAM – Islamic Republic Of Iran
2. Evan MEDELL – United States of America
3. Ivan MIKULIC – Croatia
4. Zainutdin ATAEV – Wallis and Futuna Islands
5. Francisco PEDROZA – Mexico
6. Nyshan OMIRALI – Kazakhstan
7. Andres MOLINA – Costa Rica
8. MOHAMED ALSANOUSI ABIDAR – Libya
9. Elliott Andre LOONSTRA – Aruba
10. Bilal IAKHIAEV – Russian Federation
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking W-49 Kg in October
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. Kara FOURNIE – Australia
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking W-58 Kg in October
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. Marija MICEV – Serbia
9. Shauna-Kay HINES – Jamaica
10. SECIL ER – Turkiye
Top 10 World Pare Kyorugi Ranking W+58 Kg in October
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. Aynur MAMMADOVA – Azerbaijan
7. Rajae AKERMACH – Morocco
8. Shoko OTA – Japan
9. Laura SCHIEL – France
10. LEYLIANNE SAMARA RAMOS DOS SANTOS – Brazil
Conclusion
Overall, the Para-Taekwondo World Ranking Official 2023 is an important ranking system for the next taekwondo summer camp and taekwondo world champion. It provides an opportunity for growth for the sport and allows athletes to compete on a level playing field. The ranking is based on data collected from athletes, coaches, trainers, and officials. The top countries in the rankings include Iran, Uzbekistan, Russia, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Laos, Turkiye, India, Republic of Korea, Kazakhstan, USA, Spain, Mongolia, Thailand, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Guatemala, Azerbaijan, Puerto Rico, France, Mexico, Morocco, and Serbia.
FAQ
What is the World Para Taekwondo Ranking?
World Para Taekwondo Ranking lists the world’s top Para Taekwondo athletes, as determined by the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF). The rankings are updated after each World Ranking event, such as the Asian Para-Taekwondo Open, European Para-Taekwondo Championships, and the Oceania Para-Taekwondo Championships.
How are the rankings determined?
The rankings are determined by the results of the World Ranking events. The top four athletes in each class and division will be seeded in all para-taekwondo world-ranking events.
How many divisions are there in the rankings?
There are 24 divisions in the rankings, with four classifications. Each class is divided into three male and three female weight categories.
How many athletes are ranked in the World Para Taekwondo Ranking?
As of October 2023, there are 97 athletes (78 male, 19 female) ranked in 19 divisions.
What is the largest division in the rankings?
The K44 +75kg is the largest male division with 17 ranked athletes. The K44 -58kg category is the largest female division with seven ranked athletes.
When were the rankings first introduced?
The world rankings were first introduced at the 2015 Canada Para-Taekwondo Open (G-1) in February.
How often are the rankings updated?
The rankings are updated after each World Ranking event.
What is the next World Ranking event?
The next World Ranking event is the first-ever African Para-Taekwondo Championships, held on 22 May in Port Said, Egypt.
What is the goal of the World Para Taekwondo Ranking?
The goal of the World Para Taekwondo Ranking is to ensure that the very best athletes compete against each other regularly, improving the quality of competition and guaranteeing the very best spectacle for fans.
What is the WTF’s commitment to the development of Para Taekwondo?
The WTF is committed to working closely with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to continue to develop the world ranking system and increase participation, particularly amongst women. The WTF also plans to host more world-ranking events, including the first Oceania Para-Taekwondo Championships (G-4/G-2), to reach its goal of having 150 athletes ranked by the end of the year.
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