Best taekwondo athletes of the year
World Taekwondo Federation President Choue Chung-won, center, is flanked by Jade Jones of the U.K., left, and Ahmad Abughaush of Jordan during the federation’s annual Gala Awards in Baku, Azerbaijan, Sunday. Jones, who won gold at this year’s Rio Olympics in the women’s 57 kg category and again at the World Grand Prix Final in Azerbaijan, was named the female athlete of the year. Abughaush, who delivered his country’s first-ever Olympic medal after winning in the men’s 68 kg category at the Rio Olympics, was named the male athlete of the year during the award ceremony. /Courtesy of World Taekwondo Federation