Simone Alessio wins the medal of bronze In the taekwondo, 80 kilogram category. The Italian, after defeating the Uzbek Jasurbek Jaysunov in the repechages, gives Italy the 34th medal of Paris, the first from taekwondo, beating the American in the final C.J. Nickolas.
Alessio confirms the same result as the final of the World Cup of the 2023, when to win the gold and become champion he had to beat CJ Nickolas. The Italian defeated the American in two rounds, dominating the match from the very beginning. This is the fifthmedal for the taekwondo in the history of the Games.
Born in Leghorn but moved at the age of three to Sellia Marina, in the province of Catanzaro, It is here that he learns the art of kicking and punching thanks to his father Salvatore, a parachutist and former taekwondo practitioner. It is love at first sight, which blossomed since he was little and cultivated thanks to the support of his parents. In 2019 at the Manchester World Championships he won the title in the -74 kg category, becoming the first Italian taekwondoka to win a world gold. In the English city he breathes the air of home and in 2022 he climbs once again to the top step of the podium, this time at the European and in the -80 kg. The following year in Baku he certified his strength in the new category, winning the second title of sample of the world.
