Belarusian Roman Turavinov took gold at the Grand Prix tournament in taekwondo in South Korea

Belarusian Roman Turavinov took first place at the prestigious tournament of the world series Grand Prix in taekwondo in South Korean Muju, the correspondent of the agency “Minsk-Novosti”.

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According to BelTA, R. Turavinov won a gold medal in the weight category up to 80 kg. In the first round, the Belarusian defeated the participant from Spain Michel Fernandez, in the second became stronger than the Chinese Xian Tsidjan, in the quarterfinals won Chilean Joaquin Churchill, and in the semifinals won the championship over Brazilian Enrique Rodriguez. In the final match, the Belarusian coped with the opponent from America Karl Nicholas.

Earlier this year, R. Turavinov also became the European champion in taekwondo.