The delegation of Romania, great performance at the European Championships of Taekwon-Do ITF: “What a beautiful dream”
Article by David Istrate – published Tuesday, April 29, 2025 22:40 / Updated Tuesday, April 29, 2025 22:42
The delegation of taekwon-do ITF of Romania has gathered 44 medals at the European Championships, held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The tricolors ranked the first position at the number of gold medals (13).
Between April 24-27, Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia, was the host of the European Taekwon-Do ITF championships, during which prejudiaries (13-15 years), juniors (16-18 years) and seniors (19+ years) were held.
44 medals obtained by Romania: “I thank the athletes from the national team”
Romania has moved a delegation of 85 people and ended its participation in the European Championships with a high performance. The tricolors gathered 13 gold medals, 9 silver medals and 22 bronze medals and were on the first position in the medal ranking.
Poland obtained several medals (51), but only 12 of them were golden. In the 3rd place was Ireland (10 gold, 6 silver, 11 bronze).
“What a beautiful dream … !!! Thank you to all the clubs in Romania for the athletes sent to the national team! Thank you to the athletes from the national team for desire, dedication and determination! Thank you to the national team coaches! Thank you and congratulate the referees delegated for the federation for the performance from this event!
Thank you to the parents of the athletes for the wonderful children they brought to the world! Thank you for the National Agency for Sport and Mr. Bogdan Constantin Matei for supporting this championship!
Thank God for everything! A new chapter ended, a new story tab was written, new memories created, along with wonderful people! Come on, Romania !!! ”, Cosmin Oprescu, president of the Romanian Federation of Taekwon-do ITF, transmitted on Facebook.
Taekwon-do ITF, another style to Taekwondo WT, the sport practiced at the Olympic Games
It should be mentioned that Taekwon-do ITF is not the same as Taekwondo WT, the sport that is practiced at the Olympic Games, being first included in 2000, at the Sydney Olympics.
The two styles of martial arts come from the same branch, But there are differences in technique, rules and philosophy.
The founder of Taekwon-do was Choi Hong-Hi, a general of the South Korean army, who in 1979 demanded political asylum in North Korea.
