Azerbaijan's Milad Beigi Harchegani earned a victory of such flair and technical merit in the concluding contest of the World Taekwondo Grand Prix in Chiba that it drew the unusual tribute of a standing ovation.

Elizaveta Ryadninskaya and Maksim Khramtcov made it a Russian clean sweep as the World Taekwondo Grand Prix drew to a close in Rome.

Olympic gold medallist Cheick Sallah Cissé of the Ivory Coast missed out on the men's under-80 kilograms title at the World Taekwondo Grand Prix in Taoyuan after losing to Russia's Maksim Khramtcov in today's final.

Maksim Khramtcov claimed Russia’s third gold medal of the World Taekwondo Grand Prix in Rome after beating Spain’s Raul Martinez Garcia to the men’s under 80 kilograms title on the final day of action.

World Taekwondo announced the creation of the Grand Slam Champions Series in June with the aim of professionalising and upgrading the sport's commercial appeal and media profile.

Great Britain’s Bianca Walkden continued her sensational form to claim the women’s over 67 kilograms title at the inaugural event of the World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions Series held here today.

Olympic gold medallist Cheick Sallah Cissé beat world champion Maksim Khramtcov in the men’s under 80 kilograms final as action concluded today at the World Taekwondo Grand Prix series event here.

Russia's Maksim Khramtcov and Serbia's Vanja Stankovic both claimed their maiden World Taekwondo Championship titles as action continued here today.

Iran's Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin came from behind to secure a dramatic victory over Olympic champion Jade Jones of Britain in the women’s under 57 kilograms category as the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Grand Prix Series 1 in Moscow drew to a close.