Team Belgium won three bronze medals at the European Championships Taekwondo 2021 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Raheleh Asemani won a bronze medal in class -57 and also ABFT-teammates Jaouad Achab (Class -63) and his brother Badr Achab (C -74) finished in the top-3.
No Belgian Open Taekwondo 2021 in Lommel this year due to the pandemic! But there will be a Belgian Open Poomsae Online Edition, starting March, 19 until the 21st of March. The Belgian Taekwondo Federation, Taekwondo Vlaanderen and Master Kambiz Ali from Great Britain teamed up for this organization under the great superivision of international […]
On behalf of the Belgian Taekwondo Federation we want to wish you a healthy and happy 2021! Due to the ongoing worldwide pandemic, a this moment, we can not organize a new edition of the Belgian Open Taekwondo in March, 2021. For now, stay safe, stay healthy and check our website on a regular basis […]
Ten gevolge van een vergissing, is een geschil ontstaan tussen dhr. Laachraoui en de Belgische Taekwondo Federatie. Bij de inschrijving voor een internationaal tornooi in Bulgarije, dat deel uitmaakt van het kwalificatieproces voor het Europees Kwalificatie Tornooi (EKT) voor de Olympische Spelen van Tokio, werd dhr. Laachraoui over het hoofd gezien. Vandaag hebben de BTF […]
On Tuesday March 31, 2020, Belgian Taekwondo Federation (BTF) President Abdelhak Boubouh donated 3,500 medical masks to the staff of the CHU Saint-Pierre (Brussels) on behalf of the Belgian Taekwondo Federation. These masks were generously donated to the BTF by the World Taekwondo Federation (WT), following an agreement with the government of the municipality of […]
Official Belgian Selection for the World Championships Taekwondo (May, 14-19) in Manchester: The Belgian Taekwondo Federation is a cooperation between Taekwondo Vlaanderen and ABFT. Ladies: Raheleh Asemani (F-57) (TKDV) (First round elimination against Sandy Macedo from Brazil) Laura Roebben (F-62) (TKDV) (Round 32 loss with Golden Point against Zhonsi Luo from China) Indra […]
We are proud to announce that the 40th edition of the Belgian Open Kyorugi has been granted G2 status. This will take place from Friday 15 till Sunday 17 March 2019 in Lommel, Belgium. Random weigh-in Random weigh-in Saturday 16th March (published 16/03/2019 7:00 am) Random weigh-in Sunday 17th March (published 17/03/2019 7:00 […]
Badr Achab (17) impressed with a silver medal in class -73 at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina! The younger brother from Jaouad Achab made a huge statement in Buenos Aires by beating Khachatryan (Armenië) with 23-15 in the quarterfinals and an 8-4 victory against Eyad (Egypte) in the semis. In the final […]
The Belgian Taekwondo Federation selected the team for the European Championships Taekwondo 2018 in Kazan, Russia. Female: Class – 53 Ohiano Bruno Dufour (ABFT) Class – 57 Raheleh Asemani (VTB) Class -62 Laura Roebben (VTB) Men: Class -54 Martijn Willemsen (VTB) Class -58 Salaheddine Bensalah (VTB) Class -63 Jaouad Achab (VTB) Class -68 Si Mohamed […]
Badr Achab (16), the younger brother from reigning European Champion Jaouad Achab, won the bronze medal at the World Junior Taekwondo Championships in Hammamet, Tunisia. Achab’s adventure finished in the semi-finals after a dramatic one point loss against Iran. Nevertheless, Achab’s bronze medal was iconic in the history of Belgian taekwondo because it was the […]
Early december, only the best of the best gathered in Abidjan, capital of Ivory Coast, for the Super Grand Prix (G8) in Abdijan. Reigning European Champion Jaouad Achab reached the semi-finals in weightclass -68. In a tensed battle for a spot in the final Russian powerhouse Alexi Denisenko was the better fighter. Achab lost the […]
Raheleh Asemani (27) won a bronze medal in the -57 category at the first edition of the brand new G4 Grand Prix Series in Moscow. Asemani sparkled in the last day of competition in Moscow beating Garcia (Colombia) 25-11, British Rachelle Booth (9-7) and Latvian Inesa Tarvida (13-10). In the semis Korean sensation Lee took […]
NOT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WE HOPED FOR BUT A BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD FOR BELGIAN TAEKWONDO Not the results the growing Belgian taekwondo family hoped for at the World Championships Taekwondo 2017 in Korea. Two quarterfinals for Mourad Laachroui (-54) and Jaouad Achab (-63) were the best results for Belgium in Korea. But the future for […]
Team Belgium (men + mixed) won two bronze medals at the World Championship for teams in Baku. The Belgian men were represented by Sala Bensalah, Mourad Laachroui, Jaouad Achab, Si Mohammed Ketbi, Nicholas Corten and Marc-Andre Bergeron. The Canadian native could participate with team Belgium because each country could select one foreign athlete. Belgium won […]
Jaouad Achab won a silver medal in the World Grand Prix Final (G8) in Baku, Azerbeidzjan in weightclass -68. The Belgian superstar took revenge in the semis for his loss against Denisenko at the Rio Olympics. In the final Achab was confronted once again with Korean Lee Daehoon.After a fierce fight Achab lost 4-5 to […]
