Djelika Diallo is a young nugget in French para taekwondo.
Djelika Diallo is young, very young (19 years old), but is already a great champion of para taekwondo. The athlete made her debut in para taekwondo five years ago when she was spotted during an initiation at school, she who has had brachial plexus paralysis since birth (weakness or flaccid paralysis of an upper limb). In 2022, she decided to join INSEP with one goal: to win a medal at the Paris Paralympic Games. This is done for the double vice-champion of Europe. She also ranked first at the World Para Taekwondo Grand Prix in Bulgaria, third at the World Para Taekwondo Grand Prix in Paris in 2022. Often second, she hopes to finally win gold.The difficult thing is to always lose in the final and only have the silver medal.“That’s what she did by winning the gold medal at the 2024 Asian Para Taekwondo Championships. It was a good omen ahead of the Paralympics.