Lucia Fernandez of Spain took bronze in the freestyle poomsae breaking event at the World Taekwondo Beach Championships in Egypt ©World Taekwondo

Thailand continued its domination on the final day of the 2019 World Taekwondo Beach Championships in Sahl Hasheesh in Egypt, winning 41 medals over the three-day event, just under half of the total medals on offer.

On the final day, athletes competed in the free style dynamic kicks and breaking challenge, as well as technical breakings and high kick performance.

In the men’s free style dynamic kicks and breaking challenge, Thailand took three of the four podium places.

Worapal Sianglio secured gold, while silver and bronze went to fellow countrymen Thanaphat Bompenthomnumsuk and Sippakorn Wetchakornpatiwong respectively.

The second bronze medal was claimed by Miguel Barreiro Estevez from Spain.

It was a similar story in the women’s free style dynamic kicks and breaking  challenge, as Ornawee Srisahakit struck gold, N Pitinanon took silver and Kanokchanok Jareonyin secured bronze.

Russia’s Anastasiia Sumenkova joined the Thai trio on the podium as the second bronze medallist.

The next event of the day was technical breaking, split into three categories, and the high performance kicks competition.

In the technical breaking jumping multiple kick competition, Thailand were on top yet again, as Suwapis Sirisinrungraung won gold over compatriots Pattarapong Sengmueang and Bompenthomnumsuk, winners of silver and bronze medals respectively.

Hosts Egypt picked up the second bronze in this event after a fantastic technique showcased by Ahmed Hussein Mokhtar Aboushady.

Spain's Miguel Barreira Estevez earned the award as Best Breaking Athlete at the World Taekwondo Beach Championships that concluded at the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sahl Hasheesh today ©World Taekwondo
Spain's Miguel Barreira Estevez earned the award as Best Breaking Athlete at the World Taekwondo Beach Championships that concluded at the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sahl Hasheesh today ©World Taekwondo

In the technical breaking spinning kick discipline, Barreiro Estevez broke Thailand’s hold on the top spot by securing gold for Spain.

Thailand completed the podium, as Bompenthomnumsuk picked up silver and the remaining two bronze medals were claimed by Sirisinrungraung and Wetchakornpatiwong.

In the freestyle breaking men’s category, Sianglio won gold, while Spain’s Barreiro Estevez had to settle for silver.

After an impressive competition, Sirisinrungraung and home athlete Mohamed Ahmed Abou Laila secured bronze.

In the women’s freestyle breaking, Thailand’s Kotchawan Chomchuen won gold with Sumenkova taking silver.

Spain’s Lucia Costas Fernandez and Srisahakit made up the podium, each claiming bronze.

In the men’s high kick performance competition, Egypt dominated the medal tables as Ahmed Hussein Mokhtar Abousahdy struck gold for the hosts, over silver medallist Sianglio.

Abdalla Ghoneim also won bronze for Egypt, alongside Barreiro Estevez.

In the women’s event, Sophie Gonzalez Drescher won Spain’s first and only women’s gold of the day, with Srisahakit taking silver, and bronze going to Fernandez and Thailand’s Kotchawan Chomchuen.

Thailand were deservedly awarded Best Team for their performance at the Beach Taekwondo Championships ©World Taekwondo
Thailand were deservedly awarded Best Team for their performance at the Beach Taekwondo Championships ©World Taekwondo

Thailand was followed in the medals table by hosts Egypt, who earned 18 medals.

Spain finished third with 10, followed by Morocco and Russia, who took five each, Saudi Arabia and Germany, who each claimed three, Norway and Libya, who won two, and Bahrain, Iraq and Iceland, who each won one medal.

The Best Men Poomsae Athlete award went to Egypt’s Abdel Fattah El Sayed, and the Best Women award went to Thailand’s Srisahakit.

For the Best Breaking Athlete awards, Barreiro Estevez and Sumenkova won the men’s and women’s categories respectively.

Best Team was awarded to Thailand.

The Best Men Referee award was given to Pablo Garcia of Spain, while the Best Women Referee went to Amany Abdelfalah from Egypt.