Taekwondo: Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi wins gold in Qatar
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lapresse
Tunisian Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi won gold in the under-68kg category at the Qatar International Taekwondo Open after four victories. Fellow Tunisian Moataz Ifaoui also won in the over-87kg category, according to the Tunisian Taekwondo Federation, which is preparing for the African Taekwondo Union President’s Cup in Congo.
Tunisian taekwondo athletes Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi and Moataz Ifaoui each won a gold medal at the sixth edition of the Qatar International Taekwondo Open, held from 18 to 21 October, Lapresse reports. Jendoubi won in the under-68kg category and Ifaoui in the over-87kg category.
Jendoubi successively defeated Malaysian Haroon Rakh in the round of 16, Ukrainian Vladimir Bystrov in the quarter-finals and Iranian Danial Bozorgishob in the semi-finals, before winning the final against Russian Ilya Danilov. After receiving a bye in the first round, Ifaoui eliminated Qatari Ali Flamin in the quarter-finals and Spaniard Iván García Martínez in the semi-finals, before beating Kazakh Khazinov in the final.
The competition is part of the Tunisian team’s preparations for the African Taekwondo Union President’s Cup, scheduled to take place in Congo, according to the Tunisian Taekwondo Federation.
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