Israeli wins silver at taekwondo worlds in Mexico

Israeli taekwondo athlete Dana Azran, 21, won a silver medal at the 2022 Taekwondo World Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico, marking Israel’s second medal ever at the worlds.

Azran competed in the women’s over-73kg category, losing the final 2-1 to Uzbekistan’s Svetlana Osipova.

Earlier, Azran posted impressive wins over opponents from the Ivory Coast, France, Mexico and Germany.

The first Israeli to earn a world championships medal in taekwondo was Ilan Goldschmidt, who won a bronze medal back in 2005.

Last year, taekwondo athlete Avishag Semberg,19, made history when she won the bronze medal in the women’s -49kg category in the Tokyo Olympics.

Dana Azran after winning silver at the World Taekwondo Championships, on November 18, 2022. Photo: Israel Taekwondo Federation

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