European Taekwondo Championships 2025 conclude in Aigle: champions crowned in eight Olympic weight categories

The European Taekwondo Championships 2025 in Olympic weight divisions took place in Aigle, Switzerland, on 22–23 November. The event brought together the continent’s strongest athletes, with medals contested across eight categories — four for men and four for women. The team competing under the AIN flag (Russia and Belarus) dominated the tournament, securing the majority of podium finishes.

Russian athletes claimed five gold medals, Serbia earned two, and Belarus took one.

Sarmat Tsakoev (68 kg), an Ossetian athlete representing Belarus, was named Best Male Athlete of the tournament.
Best Female Athlete went to Russia’s Anastasia Kosmycheva (67 kg).

Results of the European Championships 2025 by category

Men (−58 kg)
Gold — Idar Bagov (AIN)
Silver — Mathis Alessio (FRA)
Bronze — Georgy Gurtziev (AIN)
Bronze — Maksym Manenkov (UKR)

Men (−68 kg)
Gold — Sarmat Tsakoev (AIN)
Silver — Ilya Danilov (AIN)
Bronze — Aleksandar Dzhordzhev (BUL)
Bronze — Volodymyr Bystrov (UKR)

Men (−80 kg)
Gold — Stefan Takov (SRB)
Silver — Kirill Gurnov (UKR)
Bronze — Artyom Mytarev (AIN)
Bronze — Zurab Kintsurashvili (GEO)

Men (+80 kg)
Gold — Rafail Ayukaev (AIN)
Silver — Vladislav Larin (AIN)
Bronze — Szymon Piatkowski (POL)
Bronze — Mehdi Abedini (TRT)

Women (−57 kg)
Gold — Margarita Bliznyakova (AIN)
Silver — Yulia Vitko (AIN)
Bronze — Daria Kostenevich (UKR)
Bronze — Nikol Lisovska (POL)

Women (−49 kg)
Gold — Andrea Bokan (SRB)
Silver — Irina Rogozina (AIN)
Bronze — Rivka Baeich (ISR)
Bronze — Maria Strunets (AIN)

Women (−67 kg)
Gold — Lilia Khuzina (AIN)
Silver — Mari Romundset Nielsen (NOR)
Bronze — Andrea Berisaj (MNE)
Bronze — Julia Nowak (POL)

Women (+67 kg)
Gold — Anastasia Kosmycheva (AIN)
Silver — Dagmara Haremza (POL)
Bronze — Angela Sevic (SRB)
Bronze — Famke Kloosterman (NED)

The championship served as an important milestone in European athletes’ preparation for the upcoming Olympic season.