The first World Taekwondo Grand Prix of the season is on in Rome (ITA) at the Foro Italico Arena, with excellent fields ready to compete. The top-ranked entries in each of the eight weight classes, and the 2019 World Champions (if not in the top three):
Men
● -58 kg:
1. Tae-hun Kim (KOR: 1) ~ 2017 World 54 kg Champion
2. Jesus Tortosa Cabrera (ESP: 2) ~ 2017 World bronze medalist
3. Mikhail Artamonov (RUS: 3) ~ 2017 World silver medalist
+ Jun Jang (KOR: 5) ~ 2019 World Champion
● -68 kg:
1. Dae-Hoon Lee (KOR: 1) ~ 2019 World bronze medalist; 2017 World Champion
2. Jaouad Achab (BEL: 2) ~ 2019 World 63 kg bronze medalist
3. Lovre Brecic (CRO: 5)
+ Bradly Sinden (GBR: 7) ~ 2019 World Champion
+ Shuai Zhao (CHN: 10) ~ 2019 World 63 kg Champion
● -80 kg:
1. Maksim Khramtcov (RUS: 1) ~ 2017 World 74 kg Champion
2. Cheick Sallah Cisse (CIV: 2)
3. Nikita Rafalovich (UZB: 4) ~ 2017 World 74 kg silver medalist
+ Simone Alessio (ITA) ~ 2019 World 74 kg Champion
● +80 kg:
1. Vladislav Larin (RUS: 1) ~ 2019 World Champion
2. Kyo-Don In (KOR: 2) ~ 2017 World 87 kg bronze medalist
3. Mahama Cho (GBR: 5) ~ 2017 World silver medalist
+ Rafael Alba (CUB: 35) ~ 2019 World +87 kg Champion
Women
● -49 kg:
1. So-Hui Kim (KOR: 2)
2. Tijana Bogdanovic (SRB: 3)
3. Jae-Young Sim (KOR: 4) ~ 2017-19 World 46 kg Champion
● –57 kg:
1. Ah-Reum Lee (KOR: 2) ~ 2019 Worlds silver medalist; 2017 World Champion
2. Hatice Kubra Ilgun (TUR: 3) ~ 2017 World silver medalist
3. Tatiana Kudashova (RUS: 5) ~ 2017-19 World 53 kg silver medalist
+ Phannapa Harnsujin (THA: 28) ~ 2019 World 53 kg Champion
● -67 kg:
1. Hyeri Oh (KOR: 1) ~ 2019 World 73 kg silver medalist
2. Lauren Williams (GBR: 3)
3. Ruth Gbagbi (CIV: 4) ~ 2017 World 62 kg Champion
+ Mengyu Zhang (CHN: 7) ~ 2019 World Champion
● +67 kg:
1. Bianca Walkden (GBR: 1) ~ 2017-19 World Champion
2. Milica Mandic (SRB: 3) ~ 2017 World 73 kg Champion
3. Aleksandra Kowalczuk (POL: 4)
+ Da-Bin Lee (KOR: 6) ~ 2019 73 kg World Champion
The registrations show 255 fighters from 53 countries. There is prize money of $5,000-3,000-1,000 for the top three place winners. Look for results here.
