Casoria, July 8th – The Koreans from Seul won 3 gold medals out of 3 in the Men’s, Women’s and couple competitions.
Same case for the second place, Taipei won it all. As for the bronze medal, different Countries stepped on the podium. Among these, the Iranian Women’s team and the Indonesian Men’s team.
Muhammad Wahyu, athlete of the Men’s Indonesian team gave us an interview. We asked him how important the team spirit is in a such synchronized sport as form taekwondo: “Since it is a team sport, the group’s harmony is very important. Nothing can be done without coordination”.
To the athletes new to this sport, he advised: “If you want to become a champion do your best and never stop training, no matter what”.
Taipei Men’s national team has encountered many difficulties, despite having won the silver medal. They affirmed: “Creating team spirit was quite hard as we were teamed up especially for this occasion. Unfortunately, we started training together only in April”.
