2026 World Taekwondo Junior Championships M 78 kg Final Bashir ADZHIEV (RUS) vs Joshua ALADE (ABD)

M -78kg Another 2023 world cadet champion added gold at the World Taekwondo Junior Championships in the M -78kg, as Adzhiev recovered from losing the first round to win the final against the USA’s Joshua Alade. Alade, a World Taekwondo Cadet Championships bronze medallist three years ago, took the first round 4-3 to lead the final. However, Adzhiev hit back and won the second round 11-9, before clinching the deciding third by points gap for Russia’s first gold medal in Tashkent.