25/02/2026
🏆 University World Taekwondo Championships – Leicester 🏆
An outstanding performance from Cardiff University Taekwondo at the University World Taekwondo Championships in Leicester. With over 1,000 students competing across the weekend from universities all over the world, the standard of competition was exceptionally high.
Our athletes delivered exceptional performances in both sparring and patterns, with many competitors required to win more than six rounds in large, highly competitive categories to secure a world title. These results reflect not only talent, but also resilience, preparation, and determination at the highest level of university Taekwondo.
🥇 Gold Medals
• David – Sparring & Team Patterns
• Oliver – Sparring
• Ethan – Team Patterns
• Emilia – Patterns
• Aimee – Patterns
• Grenic – Sparring
🥈 Silver Medals
• Emma – Patterns
• Dennis – Sparring
🥉 Bronze Medals
• Matthew – Sparring
• Kennedy – Sparring
• Jake – Sparring
• Dennis – Patterns
A huge thank you to Senior Master Dean Matthews (8th Dan) for his outstanding coaching and leadership throughout the preparation and competition. His guidance played a vital role in helping the team perform at such a high level on the world stage.🙏
We’d also like to thank BUTL for organising such an amazing and throughly enjoyable event!!🫶🫶
And a thank you to our president, Hannah who helped throughout the day to create a great atmosphere and smooth running competition for all our athletes 🤩
We are extremely proud to represent Cardiff University at an international championship and return with such an impressive medal haul.
