Kazakh athlete wins Para-Taekwondo World Championships

Fifth Para-Taekwondo World Championships completed in the Russian capital - Moscow. It was attended by a record number of athletes with disabilities - 121 participants from 40 countries. Kazakhstani sportsmen participated in the championship for the first time. A delegation of five people flew to Moscow with the support of Kazakhstan Taekwondo Federation (WTF). Two of them were athletes. Nyshan Omirali in the weight category over 75 kg won over Alexander Polishchuk from Azerbaijan 8:5, and in the final the Australian Stephen Currie with a score of 12:7. Thus, for the first time in the history of the national sport Kazakhstani athlete won the title of para-taekwondo world champion. The second participant from Kazakhstan Bekzhan Jumai (75 kg), unfortunately, lost out the first round to Turk Yasin Tokdogan. Para-taekwondo will be included in the program of the Paralympic Games 2020.