Bianca Cook is selected to fight for the Isle of Man. Bianca has family on the island and has decided to make the switch to fight for the small nation ahead of the upcoming European Championships to enhance her selection prospects for Team GB at the Paris Olympics. She will be competing for an unprecedented 5th European title. Bianca Cook (nee Walkden) said “It is great to have the opportunity to represent the Isle of Man. This island has become a part of my life, and I am thankful to the Isle of Man Taekwondo Association for welcoming me.  My aim is to show my form for selection for Tea ..read more

Day 3 of the Manchester Grand Prix Final ended with Rebecca McGowan winning the silver medal in the +67kg weight category. The morning unfortunately saw early knockouts for Caden Cunningham and Lauren Williams who both were unlucky in their opening fights. Caden however did just enough to gain his qualification spot for the Paris 2024 Olympics while Lauren will have to wait a little longer to try and claim her place at the games. Most of the action for GB took place in the +67kg weight category where Bianca Cook and Rebecca McGowan were both battling through the tournament. Both fighters were ..read more

Day 2 of the Manchester Grand Prix Final has brought shock results for GB Taekwondo but still resulted in 2 qualification spots for the 2024 Paris Olympics and a bronze medal for youngster Aailyah Powell. The day started strong with two-time Olympic champion Jade Jones and up and coming star Aailyah Powell both winning their round of 16 fight resulting in the two of them being drawn against each other for the Quarter-Finals. The Quarter-Finals went down to the final second, ending in a draw between the two GB athletes and crowning Aaliyah winner due a point scoring default. Aailyah then took ..read more

GB Taekwondo are heading home from the Paralympic day of the Manchester Grand Prix Final with three Paralympic qualification spots and a gold and silver medal. Beth Munro, world number one in the -65kg category eased her way through to the final where she defeated Elena Savinskaya 12 – 2 with the support of the home crowd and her family roaring beside her. Amy Truesdale is taking home the silver medal and her Paralympic qualification after narrowly missing out on gold in a nail-biting fight with Gulijonoy Naimova. The tense fight went down to the final seconds with Naimova eventually taking t ..read more

The team for the World Taekwondo Grand Prix Final has now been confirmed. The team combines youth and experience, in a bid to gain valuable points needed to secure places for the GB Taekwondo Team at the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. The first allocation of Olympic and Paralympic places will be awarded in January 2024, based on athlete rankings. The GP Final is the highest-ranked event outside the World Championships and provides the final opportunity for athletes to maximise their ranking position ahead of the January 2024 decision. Places are awarded to nations with athletes ranked in ..read more

Picture c/o James Fowles Photography September 7, 2023 Jade Jones produced a stunning performance to beat former world champion Luo Zongshi to claim her second World Taekwondo Grand Prix final success of the year. The revitalised double Olympic gold medallist defeated her Chinese opponent 2-0 in the final of the –57kg division in Paris, gaining a measure of revenge for last year’s world championship semi-final defeat. Team mate Aaliyah Powell took bronze in the same weight category while Rebecca McGowan (+67kg) and Caden Cunningham (+80kg) left the French capital with silver medals. Jones, 30 ..read more

September 5, 2023 Amy Truesdale hasn’t many taekwondo boxes left to tick but selection to the 2023 Para World Taekwondo Championships provides the opportunity for a first ever competitive trip to Mexico. Truesdale is one of five Manchester trained fighters heading to Veracruz for the 10th staging of the Championships (September 22-24). The squad also includes Welsh heavyweight Matt Bush who became Britain’s first ever Para World Taekwondo gold medallist four years ago. The team is completed by Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Beth Munro, Joe Lane, a World silver medallist in 2021, and Keira Forsyt ..read more

18 August 2023 World number one Beth Munro led the way for GB Taekwondo as all five fighters won medals at the European Para Championships in Rotterdam. Munro, 30, confirmed her status as rankings world leader with victory in the -65kg K44 category. There were silvers for world number two Amy Truesdale at +65kg and 2019 heavyweight champion, Matt Bush, in their respective K44 classes. Completing the nap hand of medallists were Joe Lane at -80kg and Keira Forsythe at 52kg, also in the K44 category. It all added up to encouraging progress for High Performance coach, Andrew Deer. “It is pleasing ..read more

11 August 2023 GB Taekwondo has appointed Gateway Sports & Entertainment as their exclusive sponsorship agency, as they look to build their commercial partnerships offering ahead of an exciting year for the sport. Based at the National Performance Centre in Manchester, the GB Taekwondo team has become dominant on the world taekwondo stage, winning near 100 global medals since 2016. With a major year in the sports calendar on the horizon, culminating with the Paris 2024 Olympic Games – GB Taekwondo appointed sports marketing agency Gateway Sports to help develop and execute their commercia ..read more

8 Aug 2023 Zak Angell is in heaven after becoming the latest addition to GB Taekwondo’s World Class Performance Programme based in Manchester. What the Rotherham teenager lacks in senior experience, he makes up for in confidence. The 16-year-old, fresh from completing his GCSEs, was previously part of GB Taekwondo’s Development Programme and fought at the Junior World Championships in Bulgaria last summer. “It feels like all my hard work has finally paid off,” said Angell, looking one-day to emulate the exploits of fellow Yorkshireman, Olympic medallist and twice World Champion, Bradly Sinden ..read more