Israeli Para Taekwondo Athlete Wins Israel’s First Gold in 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris

Paris 2024 Paralympics – Taekwondo – Men K44 -58kg – Grand Palais, Paris, France – August 29, 2024 Asaf Yasur of Israel. Photo: Reuters/Maja Smiejkowska

Israeli para taekwondo athlete Asaf Yasur secured Israel’s first win at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris when he won the gold medal on Thursday in the under-58 kg category in the men’s K44 disability class.

Yasur, 22, beat Turkish athlete Ali Can Ozcan 19-12 in the finals while making his Paralympic debut at the Grand Palais on the first full day of the Paralympic Games.