France announces its taekwondo squad for Paris 2024. GETTY IMAGES

Four athletes will represent their country at the Paris 2024 Taekwondo tournament. France announced its squad for the taekwondo tournament on May 3.

Two of the women's competitors are reigning world champions and top of the Olympic rankings in their weight categories. Magda Wiet-Hénin (67kg) won the world title in Baku. She is also a three-time European champion. Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist Althéa Laurin (+67 kg) also won her first world title in 2023. Both will be gold medal contenders at Paris 2024.

2023 World champion Magda Wiet-Hénin will represent France in the -67 kg category. FFTKD
2023 World champion Magda Wiet-Hénin will represent France in the -67 kg category. FFTKD
Althéa Laurin won bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 and gold medal at the 2023 WT World Championships in Baku. She will represent France at Paris 2024 in women's +67 kg category. FFTKD
Althéa Laurin won bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 and gold medal at the 2023 WT World Championships in Baku. She will represent France at Paris 2024 in women's +67 kg category. FFTKD

Cyrian Ravet and Souleyman Alaphilippe will represent France in the men's competition. Both won bronze medals at the European Games 2023 in Malopolska. Ravet (58 kg) is the 2021 European champion and Alaphilippe (68 kg) was runner-up at the 2022 continental championships. 

2021 European champion Cyrian Ravet was selected to represent France in the men's -58 kg category. FFTKD
2021 European champion Cyrian Ravet was selected to represent France in the men's -58 kg category. FFTKD


2022 Junior European champion and senior European silver medallist Souleyman Alaphilippe will compete in the -68 kg category. FFTKD
2022 Junior European champion and senior European silver medallist Souleyman Alaphilippe will compete in the -68 kg category. FFTKD