Cheick Sallah Cissé
Cheick Sallah Cissé (born 19 September 1993) is an Ivorian taekwondo athlete. He won the gold medal in the men's heavyweight event at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan. After winning gold at the 2015 African Games in the men's 80 kg, he represented Ivory Coast at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the same category. He reached the final of the tournament, competing against Britain's Lutalo Muhammad. Behind by six points to five, Cissé scored with a head-kick in the final second of the match to win the tie 8–6 and take the gold medal. The gold was Ivory Coast's first ever Olympic title, and came on a night where Ruth Gbagbi won a bronze in the women's 67 kg taekwondo, increasing the country's all-time Olympic medals from one to three in one session. He also qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 Jul ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bouaké
Bouaké (or Bwake, N'Ko script, N’ko: ߓߐ߰ߞߍ߫ ''Bɔ̀ɔkɛ́'') is the second-largest list of cities in Ivory Coast, city in Ivory Coast, with a population of 740,000 (2021 census). It is the seat of three levels of subdivisions of Ivory Coast, subdivision—Vallée du Bandama District, Gbêkê Region, and Bouaké Department. The city is located in the central part of Ivory Coast about northeast of Lake Kossou, the country's largest lake. It is approximately north of Abidjan on the Abidjan-Niger Railway and about northeast of Yamoussoukro, the capital of the country. Name For the name of the city Bouaké, there are two possible origins: * The corruption of the chief name Kwa Gbéké that made the foundations of the city of Bouaké. * The name Bouaké coming from two Baoulé words: "Boua" which means sheep and "Ké" which means dry. Thus it is the place where sheep are dried, as they would have seen Dyula people, Jula drying sheep skins when they arrived in Bouaké. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2019 World Taekwondo Grand Prix
The 2019 World Taekwondo Grand Prix was the 7th edition of the World Taekwondo Grand Prix series. The Grand Prix Final in Moscow served as qualification for the 2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ..., the winners from each category earned their NOCs a qualification. Schedule Men 58 kg 68 kg 80 kg +80 kg Women 49 kg 57 kg 67 kg +67 kg Medal table References External linksWorld Taekwondo calendar {{GP Taekwondo World Taekwondo Grand Prix Grand Prix ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lutalo Muhammad
Lutalo Muhammad (born 3 June 1991) is a British retired taekwondo athlete who represented Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal, and the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal. He won the gold medal in the −87 kg class at the 2012 European Taekwondo Championships. Early life Muhammad was born on 3 June 1991 in Walthamstow, London, England. He was coached by his father, Wayne Muhammad, in the art of taekwondo from the age of three. His grandparents were immigrants to the UK. 2012 Summer Olympics Muhammad won the gold medal in the −87 kg class at the 2012 European Taekwondo Championships. There is no −87 kg category in the Olympic Games; however, Muhammad was selected to be Britain's representative in the −80 kg category at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rio De Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the Americas, sixth-most-populous city in the Americas. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese people, Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. In 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a List of states of the Portuguese Empire, state of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil, Portuguese Royal Court moved to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal. She subsequently, under the leadership of her son the prince regent John VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves, United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and Algar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2015 African Games
The 11th African Games (), also known as Brazzaville 2015, took place from September 4–19, 2015 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. This edition marked the 50th anniversary of the Games, as well as their return to Brazzaville, which hosted the first edition in 1965. Host awarding Ghana, Kenya and Congo all showed interest in bidding for the 11th edition of the Games. On September 14, 2011, the Supreme Council for Sports in Africa awarded the rights to Brazzaville to host. Name change In January 2012 during the Executive Council meeting of the African Union held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia was taken a decision for the name change from All-Africa Games to African Games. The 11th edition of Brazzaville 2015 started under this new name. Opening ceremony The opening ceremony was held on 4 September 2015 at the newly built Kintele Stadium. Congolese national anthem started the ceremony, performed by Abel Mona. Parade of nations then started with Mozambique entering first as the prev ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2023 World Taekwondo Championships – Men's Heavyweight ...
The men's heavyweight is a competition featured at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan on 4 June 2023. Heavyweights were limited to a minimum of 87 kilograms in body mass. Results Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References External linksDraw {{DEFAULTSORT:2023 World Taekwondo Championships - Men's heavyweight Men's 88 2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Taekwondo At The 2015 Summer Universiade
Taekwondo was contested at the 2015 Summer Universiade from May 7 to 13 at the Chosun University Gymnasium in Gwangju, South Korea. Medal summary Medal table Events Men's events Women's events Mixed events References {{EventsAt2015SummerUniversiade Universiade Events at the 2015 Summer Universiade 2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ... International taekwondo competitions hosted by South Korea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Summer Universiade
The FISU World University Games, formerly the Universiade, is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The former name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and "Olympiad". The Universiade is referred to in English as the World University Games or World Student Games; however, this latter term can also refer to competitions for sub-University grades students. In July 2020 as part of a new branding system by the FISU, it was stated that the Universiade was to be officially branded as the FISU World University Games. The most recent summer event was the 2021 Summer World University Games held in Chengdu, China from 28 July – 8 August 2023, after being postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It effectively replaced the 2023 Summer World University Games, that was set to be held in Yekaterinburg, Russia, which were cancelled due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The most recent wi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2022 African Taekwondo Championships
The 2022 African Taekwondo Championships was held in Kigali, Rwanda Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by ... on 16 and 17 July 2022 Results {, class="wikitable" !Category !City and date , - , senior male -54 , African Championships: Kigali 16.07.2022 , - , 1. , AMADOU, Mahamadou , - , 2. , EL HACHAM, Hamza , - , 3. , OCIRA, Oswaldo , - , 3. , NDIAYE, Baye Galass , - , senior male -58 , African Championships: Kigali 16.07.2022 , - , 1. , JENDOUBI, Mohamed Khalil , - , 2. , LAKEHAL, Omar , - , 3. , DIAKITE, Issa , - , 3. , MANSOUR, Mostafa , - , senior male -63 , African Championships: Kigali 16.07.2022 , - , 1. , WASFI, Abdelbasset , - , 2. , NASSAR, Ahmed , - , 3. , CHIPKAOU KOCHE, Maman Mansour , - , 3. , BOUJEMAI, Fares , - , senior male -68 , African Championships: ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2018 African Taekwondo Championships
The XI African Taekwondo Championships took place in Agadir, Morocco, in March 2018. Results Men Women Medal table ReferencesResults - 2018 African Championships Taekwondo Database {{DEFAULTSORT:African Taekwondo Championships 2018 2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ... 2018 in Moroccan sport 2018 in taekwondo Taekwondo Championships Taekwondo in Morocco Taekwondo Championships ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2021 African Taekwondo Championships
The 2021 African Taekwondo Championships was held in Dakar, Senegal on 5 and 6 June 2021. Results Men Women Medal table References {{DEFAULTSORT:African Taekwondo Championships 2021 2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ... 2021 in Senegalese sport 2021 in taekwondo Taekwondo Championships Taekwondo in Senegal Taekwondo Championships ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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African Taekwondo Championships
The African Taekwondo Championships are the African senior taekwondo championships and held every two years by the African Taekwondo Union along with the South African Taekwondo Federation, both the continental affiliates of World Taekwondo. This is a recognized G-4 senior event by World Taekwondo. List of tournaments All the listed editions of the tournament. All time medal table List of medal count by countries References International taekwondo competitions Taekwondo Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ... Taekwondo in Africa Recurring sporting events established in 1996 Biennial sporting events {{taekwondo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |