Other top stories in Paris included the hometown run of France's Althea Laurin in the women's heavyweight class and 18-year old American Kristina Teachout claiming women's welterweight bronze. Here's ...

Since their arrival in 2018, the Alonso Tapia duo made a notable impact on French Taekwondo. Their technical expertise and professional rigour contributed to establishing a demanding performance ...

"It’s the Olympics, it’s only coming every four years and you never know if you could participate again. As a French athlete, the Games were in Paris and we never had a Taekwondo gold medal before," ...

PARIS, Aug 10 (Reuters) - France's Althea Laurin claimed the women's taekwondo heavyweight title on Saturday, winning the country's first Olympic gold medal in the sport by beating Uzbekistan's ...

PARIS, Aug 9 (Reuters) - French gold medal hopeful Magda Wiet-Henin was in a state of shock after suffering a crushing defeat at the start of the women's taekwondo welterweight tournament on Friday.