WUXI, China (Dec. 8, 2024) - The four remaining medal events were played out on day two of the Wuxi 2024 World Taekwondo Grand Slam Challenge, with Korea clinching two golds and one each going to Uzbekistan and host nation China.

 

Huichan Yang was the star performer in the men’s -58kg category, winning gold for Korea at the expense of Individual Neutral Athlete (AIN) Georgii Gurtsiev in the final. Bronze went to Kai Cheng of China.

 

Gahyeon Kim provided a second gold medal of the day for Korea, beating China’s Chuling Zhang in the final of the women’s -57kg category, in which Maria Clara Pacheco of Brazil earned bronze.

 

Hosts China followed on from yesterday’s gold for Jingyue Ma in the women’s -49kg with another success for Wenzhe Mu in the women’s +67kg. Mu overcame compatriot Lei Xu in the final, with reigning +73kg world champion Nafia Kuş Aydın of Türkiye completing the podium.

 

The other gold medal on day two went to Uzbekistan’s Jasurbek Jaysunov, who triumphed over China’s Junbo Zhao in the men’s -80kg final. Taewook Kim of Korea placed third in the category.

 

There was much at stake across the two days of competition at the Wuxi 2024 World Taekwondo Grand Slam Challenge, and the athletes delivered thrilling matches and outstanding performances throughout.

 

Gold medallists won 6,000USD in prize money, silver medallists 3,000USD and bronze medallists 1,000USD.

 

For the finalists in each category, there was also the added bonus of securing qualification to the prestigious 2026 World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions Series.