Rebecca McGowan opened the medal winning on 9 May taking her first medal in the +73 kg category.

On 10 May, World Champion Bradly Sinden (68 kg) showed incredible form, successfully retaining his European Championship title, whilst Phoenix Goodman (46 kg) delivered a breakthrough performance to win her first senior major championship medal (bronze).

On retaining his European title, Bradly Sinden said, “Happy to be back on the mat and put in some good performances. Retaining my European title was a bonus. I will take the learning back from this competition and focus on preparation for Paris 2024.”

On the final day of the championships, Caden Cunningham (+87 kg) took his first European championship title. Jade Jones (57 kg) won her eighth European medal, and Aaliyah Powell (62 kg) won her first, both taking silver.

“Very happy to win the Gold medal. It was a good opportunity to practise and showcase some skills I have been working on. I will be keeping up the training as I prepare for the Paris games,” commented Cunningham on his victory.

In the Para categories, World Champion Amy Truesdale (+65 kg) added the European crown with a win in the final against Greece’s Eleni Papastamatopoulou. Matt Bush (+80 kg) and Joe Lane (80 kg) took bronze.

Truesdale commented on her performance, “I am delighted to have become European Champion. The championships also provided some valuable matches to help in my preparation for the Paralympic Games”.

The Performance Director Gary Hall said that the athlete’s performance and results by the team were exceptional, with a strong set of results in the Olympic and Paralympic categories. “Delighted for Caden Cunningham on winning his first major championship gold medal, alongside all other medallists, athletes, coaches and support team that contributed to this successful team result. It is great to be awarded as one of the top teams in Europe again, with Europe being one of the strongest continents for Taekwondo in the world,” concluded Hall.