SAN MARINO – Successful weekend for the San Marino Taekwondo Federation (FESAT), which won two gold medals and one bronze between the ETU Grand Prix 2026 in Vršac, Serbia, and the Italian Championships in Rossano, Calabria.
The most significant result comes from Serbia, where Alessandro Giovagnoli wins the gold medal at the ETU Grand Prix, accompanied by the national coach According to Bernardi. The San Marino athlete beat the Greek Papadopoulos 2-0, came from behind to beat the French Kerdingi 2-1 in the semi-final and prevailed 2-0 in the final against the Belarusian Zivkovic.
The victory allows Giovagnoli to gain 60 points and reach fourth place in the European ranking with 146.69 points overall. According to FESAT, this is the best placing ever achieved by a San Marino taekwondo athlete in the continental ranking.
Two other medals come from the Italian Championships in Rossano, an event organized by FITA with around 800 registered athletes. Michele Ceccaronialso involved as the delegation’s technician, wins the Italian Master title in the 30-35 year old category, -80 kg class.
Bronze medal for Matthieu Mougeotcompeting in the Senior red belt +80 kg category. After overcoming Cesetti 2-0, the San Marino athlete was defeated in the semi-final by Levantino, still finishing on the podium.
However, they fail to win medals Stefano Crescentini (-74kg), Federico Amati (-63 kg) e Achille Tentoni (-58 kg), engaged in their respective categories.
With these results the positive season of the San Marino Taekwondo Federation continues. In 2026 the blue and white athletes won 26 medals in 15 fighting competitions, with a balance of 8 gold, 7 silver and 11 bronze. The Federation’s historic total thus rises to 381 medals.
The president of FESAT, Giovanni Ugoliniexpresses satisfaction with the results obtained by the athletes and technicians, which confirm the growth of the San Marino movement also in international competitions.
