Sarah Chaari

Sarah Chaari is a taekwondo practitioner from Belgium. She won the gold medal in the women's lightweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico[2][3][4] and became Belgium's first female World Taekwondo champion.[5] In doing so, Chaari also became the first-ever Taekwondo fighter to win golds at both Junior and Senior World Championships in the same year. The Belgian, who moved up to the senior division in 2022, had previously won gold in the 2022 World Taekwondo Junior Championships in Sofia in August.[6]

Sarah Chaari
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
Born (2005-05-02) 2 May 2005
Namur, Belgium[1]
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Belgium
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Guadalajara 62 kg
Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place2023 Roma67 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Paris67 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Kraków-Małopolska62 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 Manchester62 kg
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Sofia63 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Sarajevo59 kg
World University Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Chengdu 67 kg

References
  1. "Sarah Chaari, championne du monde de taekwondo et étudiante en première année de médecine" (in French). Lalibre.be. 27 December 2022.
  2. "Day 2 in Guadalajara Proves Golden for Belgium, Serbia and Mexico". World Taekwondo. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  3. Berkeley, Geoff (16 November 2022). "Soltero wins world title on home soil as Chaari and Khodabakhshi triumph". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  4. "SARAH CHAARI WORLD CHAMPION". Belgian Taekwondo Federation. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  5. "Belgische tiener Sarah Chaari verovert goud op WK taekwondo" (in Dutch). Sporza.be. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  6. "Iran, Korea and Belgium among the gold medals on day 5 of Sofia 2022 World Taekwondo Junior Championships". World Taekwondo. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
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