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<\/p>\nThe Taiyuan 2026 World Taekwondo Women\u2019s Open Championships opened at the Shanxi Sports Centre with three champions from three different nations and nearly 60 countries represented.<\/p>\n
Morocco, China and Great Britain shared the spotlight on the opening day of the Taiyuan 2026 World Taekwondo Women\u2019s Open Championships, held on Friday, August 28, at the Shanxi Sports Centre.<\/p>\n
Farah Touzani, Zinuo Shen and Lauren Williams claimed the first gold medals of the third edition of the women-only competition, which World Taekwondo described as the largest in the event\u2019s history.<\/p>\n
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Touzani delivers Morocco\u2019s opening title<\/p>\n
Morocco\u2019s Farah Touzani became the first champion crowned in Taiyuan after defeating China\u2019s Shiyi Wang in the women\u2019s -46kg final.<\/p>\n
China also secured a bronze medal through Xiaoting Ye, while Spain\u2019s Violeta D\u00edaz Arribas completed the podium in the other third-place position.<\/p>\n
Host nation celebrates gold through Shen<\/p>\n
China secured its first title of the Championships in the women\u2019s -62kg division.<\/p>\n
Zinuo Shen defeated Sofiia Motlokh in the final, while China\u2019s Shanshan Wu and North Macedonia\u2019s Miljana Relji\u1e31 earned the two bronze medals.<\/p>\n
The result gave the host nation one gold, one silver and two bronze medals across the first two divisions contested.<\/p>\n
Lauren Williams returns to the top of the podium<\/p>\n
Great Britain\u2019s Lauren Williams captured the final title of the opening day in the women\u2019s +73kg category.<\/p>\n
Williams, a bronze medallist at the 2025 World Taekwondo Championships in Wuxi, defeated Iran\u2019s Hana Zarrinkamar Roudbari, a two-time junior world champion, in the gold-medal contest.<\/p>\n
Reigning European champion Lorena Brandl of Germany and Uzbekistan\u2019s Iroda Mirtadjieva shared the bronze medals.<\/p>\n
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A record-breaking edition in Taiyuan<\/p>\n
The competition officially opened with a ceremony attended by World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue, Vice-President Jinbang Yang, Secretary General Jeongkang Seo and other international and Chinese sports authorities.<\/p>\n
World Taekwondo highlighted the participation of nearly 60 countries and confirmed that Taiyuan 2026 features the largest athlete field recorded across the three editions of the Women\u2019s Open Championships.<\/p>\n
The event also reinforces the governing body\u2019s commitment to gender equality and the empowerment of women through sport, with some of the world\u2019s leading female athletes competing exclusively across the women\u2019s weight categories.<\/p>\n
The second day of competition will award titles in the -49kg, -53kg and -73kg divisions.<\/p>\n
Opening-day medallists<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s -46kg<\/p>\n
\ud83e\udd47 Farah Touzani \u2014 Morocco
\ud83e\udd48 Shiyi Wang \u2014 China
\ud83e\udd49 Xiaoting Ye \u2014 China
\ud83e\udd49 Violeta D\u00edaz Arribas \u2014 Spain<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s -62kg<\/p>\n
\ud83e\udd47 Zinuo Shen \u2014 China
\ud83e\udd48 Sofiia Motlokh \u2014 Russia
\ud83e\udd49 Shanshan Wu \u2014 China
\ud83e\udd49 Miljana Relji\u1e31 \u2014 North Macedonia<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s +73kg<\/p>\n
\ud83e\udd47 Lauren Williams \u2014 Great Britain
\ud83e\udd48 Hana Zarrinkamar Roudbari \u2014 Iran
\ud83e\udd49 Lorena Brandl \u2014 Germany
\ud83e\udd49 Iroda Mirtadjieva \u2014 Uzbekistan<\/p>\n
Source: World Taekwondo<\/p>\n
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