Details of the 2023 World Taekwondo Cadet Championships in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The world’s best and brightest young Taekwondo athletes are preparing for the return of the World Taekwondo Cadet Championships in Sarajevo from the 28th to the 31st August.
A total of 620 athletes from 73 countries, a Refugee Team and an Individual Neutral Athlete (AIN) are registered to compete at the Championships which marks the first time Bosnia and Herzegovina has hosted a World Taekwondo Championships.
New weight divisions will be implemented for the first time at the Championships in order to further protect the safety of the young athletes.
Sarajevo 2023 will be the sixth World Taekwondo Cadet Championships following Sofia 2022 and Tashkent 2019.
Read more on the World Taekwondo website.
Great Britain at the 2023 World Taekwondo Cadet Championships in Sarajevo
The six athletes selected to represent Great Britain are Fabio Carvalho, Zar Torley, Shaan Jhita, William Burleigh, Skye Taylor and Emily Mills.
Everyone at British Taekwondo wishes the athletes all the very best at the Sarajevo 2023 World Taekwondo Cadet Championships. We would also like to thank everyone in the Sport Performance Department, coaches, volunteers and supporters for their efforts.
The Sarajevo 2023 World Taekwondo Cadet Championships will be taking place at Arena Hotel Hills in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina from the 28th to 31st August.
Male Team
U148cm
Fabio Carvalho
Kixstar Dragon Taekwondo – London
Club Coach: Saimoore Sarsoza
U156cm
Zar Torley
NTC – Nottingham
Club Coach: Mark Moores
U164cm
Shaan Jhita
Superior Taekwondo – London
Club Coach: Munir Azizshalizi
U176cm
William Burleigh
Horizon Taekwondo Academy – Bradford
Club Coaches: Rick Simpson/Natalie Kidd-Simpson
Female Team
U160cm
Skye Taylor
Allen Taekwondo Academy – London
Club Coach: Richard Allen
U164cm
Emily Mills
Gajok Taekwondo – Ormskirk
Club Coach: Claire Howard
Range Sports and Jcalicu – Uniform Sponsors of British Taekwondo’s National Teams
Range Sports and Jcalicu are the Official Uniform Sponsors of British Taekwondo’s National Teams. The partnership kicked off with Jcalicu uniforms being supplied to the Great Britain National Teams at the World Taekwondo Cadet World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria in August 2022. All British Taekwondo instructors can apply for a trade account with Range Sports from their official website.
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