Hatice Kbra lgn
Hatice Kübra İlgün, born on January 1, 1993, is a Turkish taekwondo athlete. She won a silver medal at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships in the featherweight division and a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Her career began 14 years ago through a family connection, with early success including second place in the senior under-49 kg event at the Dutch Open aged 16. She secured bronze at the European Under-21 Championships in Chișinău and won titles at the Turkish, Ukraine, and Moldova Opens. In 2017, she claimed silver at the World Championships in Muju, losing to South Korea’s Lee Ah-reum, and gold at the Summer Universiade in Taipei. She also earned her first Grand Prix title in Rabat that year. At the 2018 European Championships in Kazan, she won silver after losing to Jade Jones in the final. By 2019, she consistently performed well, winning the Chiba Grand Prix with a decisive kick, earning silver at the Rome Grand Prix, bronze in Sofia, and silver at the Moscow Grand Prix Final. In 2020, she secured victories at the Fujairah Open and WT Presidents Cup before taking bronze at the German Open. At the Tokyo Olympics, she clinched bronze by defeating Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin 8-6. In 2022, she won gold at the Mediterranean Games in Oran and bronze at the World Championships in Guadalajara. At the 2023 World Championships in Baku, she reached the semifinals and secured another bronze medal. She emphasizes fighting for Turkey’s flag as her top ...