ANKARA

Turkish athlete Merve Dincel Kavurat won gold in the women’s 53-kilogram category at the World Taekwondo Championships in Wuxi, China, claiming her second consecutive world championship.

Kavurat advanced directly to the second round and defeated Stavroula Dessyla of Greece, Mobina Nematzadeh of Iran, Po-ya Su of Taiwan, and Jana Khattab of Egypt to reach the final.

She beat Dunya Ali Abutaleb of Saudi Arabia 2-0 in the championship match.

Kavurat also won gold in the 49-kg category at the 2023 World Championships in Azerbaijan.