2025 World Taekwondo Championships – Men's lightweight

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Men's lightweight
at the 2025 World Championships
VenueTaihu International Expo Center
Dates30 October 2025
Competitors68 from 64 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Najmiddin Kosimkhojiev  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Silver medal icon.svg   Edival Pontes  Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Bronze medal icon.svg   Amir Sina Bakhtiari  Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Bronze medal icon.svg   Magomed Abdusalamov  World Taekwondo Federation logo.svg  Individual Neutral Athletes
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The men's lightweight competition at the 2025 World Taekwondo Championships was held on 30 October 2025 in Wuxi, China. [1] [2] Lightweights were limited to a maximum of 74 kilograms in body mass.

Contents

Results

Legend

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Yergesh Bekassyl  (KAZ)3 1  
Flag of Iran.svg  Amir Sina Bakhtiari  (IRI)313 Flag of Iran.svg  Amir Sina Bakhtiari  (IRI)3 2  
Flag of Brazil.svg  Edival Pontes  (BRA)64 Flag of Brazil.svg  Edival Pontes  (BRA)312 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Cai Zhaoxun  (CHN)1 3  Flag of Brazil.svg  Edival Pontes  (BRA)2 3  
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Najmiddin Kosimkhojiev  (UZB)711 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Najmiddin Kosimkhojiev  (UZB)45 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Otto Jørgensen  (DEN)4 1  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Najmiddin Kosimkhojiev  (UZB)47 5
World Taekwondo Federation logo.svg  Magomed Abdusalamov  (AIN)47 World Taekwondo Federation logo.svg  Magomed Abdusalamov  (AIN)4 84
Flag of the United States.svg  Victor Rodrigues  (USA)1 4  

Top half

Section 1

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Flag of Georgia.svg  Zurab Kintsurashvili  (GEO)66 0
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Bizhan Sadr Zada  (AFG)3 0  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Bernardo Pié  (DOM)2 83
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Bernardo Pié  (DOM)134 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Bernardo Pié  (DOM)4 43
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Yergesh Bekassyl  (KAZ)71 3
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Lucian Procopciuc  (POR)2 1  
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Yergesh Bekassyl  (KAZ)613 
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Yergesh Bekassyl  (KAZ)4 137
Flag of Turkey.svg  Ömer Furkan Körpe  (TUR)60 1
Flag of Greece.svg  Charalampos Flouskounis  (GRE)0 38
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Arya Danu Susilo  (INA)51 7
Flag of Greece.svg  Charalampos Flouskounis  (GRE)71 4
Flag of Turkey.svg  Ömer Furkan Körpe  (TUR)4 24
Flag of San Marino.svg  Stefano Crescentini  (SMR)2 0  
Flag of Turkey.svg  Ömer Furkan Körpe  (TUR)149 

Section 2

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Flag of Spain.svg  Daniel Quesada  (ESP)1214 
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Nikolas Nikolaou  (CYP)2 2  
Flag of Spain.svg  Daniel Quesada  (ESP)63 2
Flag of Italy.svg  Angelo Mangione  (ITA)0 45
World Taekwondo Federation logo.svg Erfan Moradi (TRT)0 74
Flag of Italy.svg  Angelo Mangione  (ITA)115 8
Flag of Italy.svg  Angelo Mangione  (ITA)3 64
Flag of Iran.svg  Amir Sina Bakhtiari  (IRI)35 4
Flag of Poland.svg  Łukasz Cudnoch  (POL)0 0  
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Javad Aghayev  (AZE)14 
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Javad Aghayev  (AZE)4 0  
Flag of Iran.svg  Amir Sina Bakhtiari  (IRI)50 
Flag of Thailand.svg  Krittayot Phrompatju  (THA)95 9
Flag of Iran.svg  Amir Sina Bakhtiari  (IRI)1 159

Section 3

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Flag of Brazil.svg  Edival Pontes  (BRA)1214 
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Max Watene  (COK)0 1  
Flag of Brazil.svg  Edival Pontes  (BRA)104 
Flag of Jordan.svg  Zaid Kareem  (JOR)3 3  
Flag of Jordan.svg  Zaid Kareem  (JOR)5 86
Flag of Mali.svg  Mohamed Fofana  (MLI)97 1
Flag of Brazil.svg  Edival Pontes  (BRA)4 45
Flag of Croatia.svg  Marko Golubić  (CRO)84 5
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Andrii Chumachenko  (UKR)1 224
Flag of South Korea.svg  Kang Jae-gwon  (KOR)1311 17
Flag of South Korea.svg  Kang Jae-gwon  (KOR)3 13  
Flag of Croatia.svg  Marko Golubić  (CRO)1018 
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Høgni Kunoy Dávason  (FRO)1 0  
Flag of Croatia.svg  Marko Golubić  (CRO)65 

Section 4

Round of 128 Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Benjamin Husić  (BIH)0 99
Flag of Nepal.svg  Aashis Bhandari  (NEP)48 5
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Benjamin Husić  (BIH)2 35
Flag of Gabon.svg  Amar Cissé  (GAB)43 4
Flag of Peru.svg  Luis Rommel  (PER)1 2  
Flag of Gabon.svg  Amar Cissé  (GAB)911 
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Benjamin Husić  (BIH)1 6  
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Cai Zhaoxun  (CHN)1110 
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Federico González  (URU)0 0  
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Taye Ragheb  (AUS)01W 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Taye Ragheb  (AUS)0 1  
Flag of South Sudan.svg  Izaac Saeed Kodi  (SSD)75 0 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Cai Zhaoxun  (CHN)129 
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Nathaniel Brown  (ZIM)7 171Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Nathaniel Brown  (ZIM)0 0  
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Cai Zhaoxun  (CHN)113 

Bottom half

Section 5

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Flag of Serbia.svg  Stefan Takov  (SRB)1313 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Othman Bouajaj  (MAR)2 90 Flag of Niger.svg  Abdoul Malik Salifou  (NIG)7 1  
Flag of Niger.svg  Abdoul Malik Salifou  (NIG)77 7PFlag of Serbia.svg  Stefan Takov  (SRB)4 7  
Flag of Egypt.svg  Rami Eissa  (EGY)59 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Rami Eissa  (EGY)34 
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Dave Cea  (PHI)1 3  
Flag of Egypt.svg  Rami Eissa  (EGY)2 76
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Najmiddin Kosimkhojiev  (UZB)35 14
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ayoub Bouriel  (CAN)1 56
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Tareg Hamedi  (KSA)143 3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ayoub Bouriel  (CAN)5 3  
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Najmiddin Kosimkhojiev  (UZB)1512 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Yao Abongni  (CIV)4 7  
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Najmiddin Kosimkhojiev  (UZB)88 

Section 6

Round of 128 Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Tomáš Sittek  (CZE)912 
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Tam Ching Nam  (HKG)4 0  
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Tomáš Sittek  (CZE)05 5
World Taekwondo Federation logo.svg Juan Soto (WT)0 102
World Taekwondo Federation logo.svg Juan Soto (WT)412 
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ryan Doyle  (IRL)0 0  
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Tomáš Sittek  (CZE)1 9  
Flag of Denmark.svg  Otto Jørgensen  (DEN)517 
Flag of Estonia.svg  Aleksandr Muskevitš  (EST)W  
Flag of Hungary.svg  Levente Józsa  (HUN)   
Flag of Estonia.svg  Aleksandr Muskevitš  (EST)9 1  
Flag of Denmark.svg  Otto Jørgensen  (DEN)1415 
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Fred Valentina  (SOL)1 3  
Flag of Denmark.svg  Otto Jørgensen  (DEN)1314 

Section 7

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World Taekwondo Federation logo.svg  Magomed Abdusalamov  (AIN)117 
Flag of Suriname.svg  Samaki Pinas  (SUR)0 2  
World Taekwondo Federation logo.svg  Magomed Abdusalamov  (AIN)55 
World Taekwondo Federation logo.svg  Artsiom Babakhin  (AIN)3 0  
World Taekwondo Federation logo.svg  Artsiom Babakhin  (AIN)87 
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Mal Sahiti  (KOS)3 3  
World Taekwondo Federation logo.svg  Magomed Abdusalamov  (AIN)610 
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Ibrahim Mamoudou  (TOG)2 0  
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Rahiti Iorss  (FPO)8 6  
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Ibrahim Mamoudou  (TOG)138 
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Ibrahim Mamoudou  (TOG)75 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Hsieh Tsung-yu  (TPE)1 2  
Flag of Colombia.svg  Damián Gil  (COL)3 1  
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Hsieh Tsung-yu  (TPE)45 

Section 8

Round of 128 Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16
Flag of Japan.svg  Takato Kato  (JPN)85 
Flag of Haiti.svg  Sean Laloan  (HAI)1 0  
Flag of Japan.svg  Takato Kato  (JPN)4 1  
Flag of Mexico.svg  Rubén Nava  (MEX)79 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Cheikhouna Seck  (SEN)3 2  
Flag of Mexico.svg  Rubén Nava  (MEX)1212 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Rubén Nava  (MEX)71 3
Flag of the United States.svg  Victor Rodrigues  (USA)2 69
Flag of Sweden.svg  Linus Vesterlund  (SWE)2 50
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Andes Cammaerts  (BEL)84 7
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Andes Cammaerts  (BEL)0 0  
Flag of India.svg  Ashish Muwal  (IND)105 3 Flag of the United States.svg  Victor Rodrigues  (USA)611P 
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Ahmad Farhat  (LBN)2 53Flag of Lebanon.svg  Ahmad Farhat  (LBN)1 0  
Flag of the United States.svg  Victor Rodrigues  (USA)1312 

References

  1. ↑ "Event Outline – Wuxi 2025 World Taekwondo Championships" (PDF). World Taekwondo . Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Draw – Day 7 (M-74, W-53)" (PDF). World Taekwondo . Retrieved 29 October 2025.
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