Italian Taekwondo athletes secure medals at international and national competitions

Sardinian and Sicilian athletes have achieved significant success in recent Taekwondo competitions. At the ITF Taekwon-do World Cup held in Spain from September 29 to October 3, Silvia Farigu secured a gold medal in the forms category. The event featured over 2,500 athletes from 57 nations. Other notable performances from the Sardinian delegation included gold medals for Delia Sinis in the Over 46 black belt forms and Riccardo Manca in the Junior blue belt forms, alongside bronze medals for Marco Mereu and Davide Lino Calcagno.

In a separate competition, the Trofeo CONI 2026 held in Bari from October 4 to 7, Daria Pugliese earned a silver medal representing Sicily in the Freestyle discipline. Pugliese, from the ASD Scuola Taekwondo Angileri, performed acrobatic techniques and complex kicks to secure second place, finishing behind the representative from Puglia.