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Lisa Gjessing - the incredible story of Denmark s Paralympic hopeful
Lisa Kjær Gjessing is one of Denmark s big medal hopes for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, where Para-taekwondo will make its debut.
The 42-year-old is ranked world number one in the under-58 kilograms K44 category with four world titles and five European Championship gold medals to her name.
In March 2021, Danish broadcaster
DR named Gjessing among seven athletes it tipped for a medal.
She has also been identified as one to watch by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). I am especially looking forward to feeling the atmosphere that the whole world unites around one thing, namely sports, said Gjessing, who was a member of Denmark s able-bodied taekwondo team and competed at the 2001 and 2003 World Championships, before being diagnosed in 2009 with chondrosarcoma, a form of bone cancer.
World Taekwondo Extraordinary Council looks ahead to return of taekwondo events in 2021 02/01/21
The World Taekwondo Council met virtually today for its first Extraordinary Council meeting of 2021, with a particular emphasis placed on the safe return of taekwondo events this year.
This year is scheduled to see the return of the two biggest events in the taekwondo calendar – the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Wuxi 2021 World Taekwondo Championships. During the meeting, the Council discussed that the federation is continuing to plan for Tokyo 2020 to go ahead and aims to have held the final two Continental Qualifications for Asia and Europe by May.