European champion Jaouad Achab (27) will compete in the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2021! Achab earned his spot in the olympics with a direct qualification through the olympic ranking. Tokyo 2021 will be the second time that Achab competes in the biggest sports event in the world. In Rio 2016 Achab came very close to […]
Jaouad Achab won his third European title in Bari, Italy after beating Croatian Lovre Brecic in the -63 final. Raheleh Asemani (class -57) and Si Mohamed Ketbi (class -68) made Belgian success complete by winning bronze medals their categories.
Jaouad Achab (26) won the bronze medal in class -63 at the World Championships taekwondo in Manchester. After winning the world title in 2015, becoming European champion, taking 5th place at the 2016 Olympics in Rio a new historic performance in his career!! Belgian Taekwondo Federation and Taekwondo Vlaanderen wish to congratulate Jaouad Achab and […]
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 […]
Team Belgium Taekwondo: Wie is …?/Qui est …? Raheleh Asemani en Laura Roebben: “Op het EK is alles mogelijk!” Jaouad en Badr Achab: “Wanneer we naar een competitie gaan, is het om te winnen.” Si Mohamed Ketbi – Dessus ou à part? Taekwondo in 1 minute
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 […]
The 39th edition of the G1 Belgian Open Kyorugi and Poomsae-Freestyle 2018 will take place from 16-18 March in Lommel, Belgium. The WTE Poomsae Coach Seminar will take place on Friday 16 March. Information RESULTS BELGIAN OPEN POOMSAE RESULTS BELGIAN OPEN KYORUGI OUTLINE (Click here for FINAL version) DRAWING OF LOTS FOR BO POOMSAE […]
The 39th edition of the G1 Belgian Open Kyorugi and Poomsae-Freestyle 2018 will take place from 16-18 March in Lommel, Belgium. The WTE Poomsae Coach Seminar will take place on Friday 16 March. Information RESULTS BELGIAN OPEN POOMSAE RESULTS BELGIAN OPEN KYORUGI OUTLINE (Click here for FINAL version) DRAWING OF LOTS FOR BO POOMSAE […]
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 […]
The G1 Belgian Open Kyorugi and Poomsae & Free Style 2017 took place from March 17th – 19th in Lommel. Thank you to all the teams, athletes, coaches and staff for coming and hope to see you again next year! Information RESULTS G1 KYORUGI – SENIORS (Saturday 18/3) G1 KYORUGI – CADETS & JUNIORS(Sunday […]
