The third of five stops on the World Taekwondo Grand Prix circuit is this weekend in Taoyuan (TPE), with competition in the eight Olympic classes. The top seeds (★ = 2017 World Champion, but not necessarily at this weight):
Men:
∙ -58 kg: 1. Tae-hun Kim (KOR) ★ 2. Mikhail Artamonov (RUS)
∙ -68 kg: 1. Dae-Hoon Lee (KOR) ★ 2. Jaouad Achab (BEL)
∙ -80 kg: 1. Cheick Sallah Cisse (CIV) 2. Maksim Khramtcov (RUS) ★
∙ +80 kg: 1. Vladislav Larin (RUS) 2. Kyo-don In (KOR)
Women:
∙ -49 kg: 1. Panipak Wongpattanakit (THA) 2. So-hui Kim (KOR)
∙ -57 kg: 1. Jade Jones (GBR) 2. Ah-reum Lee (KOR) ★
∙ -67 kg: 1. Hyeri Oh (KOR) ★ 2. Nur Tatar Askari (TUR) ★
∙ +67 kg: 1. Bianca Walkden (GBR) ★ 2. Shuyin Zheng (CHN)
There are two Americans seeded in the top five in their division: Paige McPherson (women’s -67 kg: 5) and Jackie Galloway (women’s +67 kg: 4). Both won Worlds silvers last year.
Prizes are $5,000-3,000-1,000 for the top three place winners. Look for results here.