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Guillermo Cortés conquers the world and rekindles hope for Mexican taekwondo

CultureApril 17, 2026

On the tatami in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, where silence weighs as much as the blows and every point is contested to the limit, a Mexican teenager held his gaze, measured the distance, and executed with precision. Guillermo Cortés, just 16 years old, became the junior taekwondo world champion and once again placed Mexico at the top of a discipline that is part of its sporting identity.