Turkish taekwondo team wins 30 medals at Belgium Open

Türkiye's senior and junior national taekwondo teams won a total of 30 medals at the International Belgium Open Taekwondo Tournament in Lommel, Belgium, according to the Turkish Taekwondo Federation.

Türkiye was represented by 58 athletes, with 38 competing in the senior category and 20 in the junior category. The teams secured 8 gold, 12 silver, and 10 bronze medals overall.

In the senior category, Türkiye earned 4 gold, 5 silver, and 6 bronze medals. The junior team contributed 4 gold, 7 silver, and 4 bronze medals.

Turkish international referee Sinem Gultas received the tournament's best referee award.

Members of the Turkish junior and senior taekwondo national teams pose at the De Soeverein arena during the Belgium Open Taekwondo Tournament, Belgium, March 22, 2026. (IHA Photo)

Medal winners

Seniors

Gold: Merve Dincel Kavurat (53 kg.), Hatice Pinar Yigitalp (62 kg.), Nafia Kus Aydin (+73 kg.), Emre Kutalmis Atesli (+87 kg.)

Silver: Sila Irmak Uzuncavdar (53 kg.), Sude Yaren Uzuncavdar (73 kg.), Deniz Dagdelen (54 kg.), Ibrahim Oter (63 kg.), Ferhat Can Kavurat (74 kg.)

Bronze: Hatice Kubra Ilgun (57 kg.), Zehra Begum Kavukcuoglu (+73 kg.), Enes Kaplan (58 kg.), Omer Furkan Korpe (74 kg.), Orkun Atesli (87 kg.), Enbiya Taha Bicer (+87 kg.)

Juniors

Gold: Nehir Tekin (55 kg.), Utku Kap (45 kg.), Yunus Emre Ozden (48 kg.), Altug Gesge (51 kg.)

Silver: Zeynep Zilan Ulgut (42 kg.), Medine Gul Turan (44 kg.), Fatma Zehra Akyazici (49 kg.), Elif Esmira Ozdirim (63 kg.), Abdurrahman Yilmaz Kilic (55 kg.), Eymen Akyol (59 kg.), Yusuf Efe Mizrak (+78 kg.)

Bronze: Neslihan Bozkurt (46 kg.), Asli Cemre Ceylan (52 kg.), Zeynep Nil Menekse (68 kg.), Tunahan Yoruk (78 kg.)

March 23, 2026 11:29 AM GMT+03:00