India announce squad for Taekwondo World Championships 2023 in Baku

The tournament will take place from May 29 to June 6.

The Taekwondo World Championships 2023 is set to be held from May 29 to June 06 in Baku, Azerbaijan. This will be the 26th edition of the Taekwondo World Championships and Azerbaijan will be hosting the mega event for the first time. The Indian contingent couldn't make it to the 2022 Taekwondo World Championships due to visa issues.

As reported by TOI, “The Embassy of Mexico refused to process the visa application of a 20-member Indian contingent for the Worlds (13 - 20 November 2022) as its diplomatic mission wants a letter approving the taekwondo team's visit to Guadalajara from the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”

India Squad for Baku Taekwondo World Championships 2023

The squad for the Taekwondo World Championships 2023 was announced by the Taekwondo Federation of India on their social media handle. 

Men

Aman Kumar (Under 54kg)

Niram Chaudhar (Under 58kg)

Ajay Kumar (Under 63kg)

Prithvi Raj Chouhan (Under 68kg)

Shivam Tyagi (Under 74kg)

Rishabh Chaudhar (Under 80kg)

Gulshan Sharma (Under 87kg)

Preetham Raghu (Over 87kg)

Female

Twisha Kakadiya (Under 46kg)

Deeksha (Under 49kg)

Latika Bhandari (Under 53kg)

Sonam (Under 57kg)

Sonia Khan (Under 62kg)

Margerette Regi (Under 67kg)

Etisha Das (Under 73kg)

Rodali Barua (Over 73kg)

India has named a strong contingent consisting of 2014 Taekwondo Asian Championship bronze medallist Latika Bhandari, Shivansh Tyagi, reigning India number one in the Under 74 weight category, and Aman Kumar (first Indian athlete to participate in both the grand prix and Grand Slam series).

Shivansh Tyagi had a good start to the 2023 season - finishing in the third spot at the Fujairah Open. He went on to claim the bronze medal at the 2022 Israel Open as well and shall be the player to watch out for in the men’s section. Shivansh Tyagi, Latika Bhandari, and Aman Kumar won the gold medal in the finals of the Champion of Champion series in September 2022.