May 12, 2026
Israeli European champion in Taekwondo
אסף יסעור. צילום: דניס סקרטוב, איגוד הטאקוונדו בישראל
The Paralympic Taekwondo fighter Asaf Yasur won the European Championship again.
The 24-year-old Israeli defeated an opponent from Azerbaijan in the final.
The competition was held in Munich.
Yasur won the gold medal.
Yasur is ranked first in the world in his weight category.
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Therefore, he started the competition directly in the semifinals. In the semifinals, he defeated an opponent from Turkey. The final match was very close. Yasur won in the last second of the third and final round.
This is the second time Yasur has won the European Championship. In the past, he also won the World Championship twice. He also won a gold medal at the Paralympic Games in Paris. He has been ranked first in the world for more than three years.
Yasur's story is very well known in Israel. When he was 13 years old, he was electrocuted by a high-voltage line. He lost both of his hands. Despite the severe injury, he continued to engage in sports. Today, he is one of the most successful Paralympic athletes in the world.