Spanish Taekwondo squad- the Champion of Mediterranean Games
July 2018—according to WTE & Mastkd websites A sum of 116 taekwondo athletes participated, with 72 of them from the 19 European countries that represented the sport. In detail, 41 out of 52 male athletes came from Europe and 31 out of the total 64 participating women and the participating countries were Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Former Yugoslavic Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia Slovenia, Spain, and Turkey.
Taekwondo competitions run from 28-30 July, in the eight Olympic categories of the sport and for one more time, European taekwondo athletes mastered the medal standings by achieving the highest in rankings. European taekwondo achieved a total 26 out of the 32 medals of the event, which counts for the 81% in the overall medal giving.
What is more, 14 out of 16 medals in male category, and 12 out of 16 in the female category came from Europe, while the final medal standings ranking in countries were Spain, Turkey, Croatia and Serbia.
The Taekwondo medals were distributed as follows: 1.Spain.2 Turkey.3 Serbia. 4. Croatia.5 France. 6 Egypt.7. Greece.8. Portugal 9. Macedonia. 10 Morocco Meanwhile, The Mediterranean Games are a multi-sport games held usually every four years, between nations around or very close to the Mediterranean Sea, where Europe, Africa, and Asia meet. The games are under the auspices of the International Committee of Mediterranean Games
|
|