Brazil Sets Best-Ever Taekwondo Worlds With Two Golds and Titoneli’s Silver

Overview

• Henrique Marques won the men’s -80 kg title over China’s Qizhang Xiang, 2–0, becoming Brazil’s first male world champion in taekwondo.
• Maria Clara Pacheco captured the women’s -57 kg crown earlier in Wuxi, giving Brazil two world titles in a single edition for the first time.
• Milena Titoneli took silver at -67 kg after a 2–0 loss to Hungary’s Luana Marton, marking Brazil’s third podium at these championships.
• Marques returned to elite competition after surgery for a serious arrhythmia detected in 2023 and rose from a humble upbringing in Itaboraí.
• Coaches Diego Ribeiro and Iris Tang Sing pointed to recent training adjustments that sharpened performances across the Brazilian squad.