The first Saudi women’s taekwondo team, Donia Abu Talib, won the bronze medal in the weight (-49) kg, the first medal in the history of Saudi women’s taekwondo, at the World Senior Taekwondo Championship in the Mexican city (Guadalajara) with the participation of (122) countries.
In the 1/8 finals, Doniya defeated Kazakhstan player (Kabanova Butakoz) with two rounds to zero, faced the eighth-place German team player (Suvarada Kishkalt) and beat her two rounds: one in the 32nd round. competitions, and in the round of 16 she was competing with an Egyptian international (Shahad Al-Husseini), finishing ninth in the world as she surpassed her by two rounds to zero.
The player Abu Talib reached the 1/8 finals, beating the Spaniard, the first racket of the world Adriana Iglesias, who won the gold of the women’s world championship and the silver of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, and Abu Talib played in the semifinals with the Chinese Qin Gu and could not beat her and win first bronze medal at the History of Saudi Taekwondo tournament at the women’s level.
Saudi Taekwondo Federation President Brigadier General Shaddad Al Omari congratulated the wise leadership, may God help them, on the new global achievement, pointing out that these achievements were achieved due to the boundless support of the wise leadership – may God help them – for the Saudi sport, expressing gratitude and congratulations to His Highness the Minister of Sports, Chairman of the Olympic and Paralympic Committee, and His Highness, his Deputy, emphasizing that this distinction is the culmination of efforts made by officials in the sports sector. , praising the level presented by the player Dunya.
