The 16-year-old from a taekwondo family dynasty won gold in the women's over-68 kilograms category in the Bulgarian capital, overcoming South Korea's Sugee Jung in the final.

Such was the quality of her performances, Uzuncavdar was named as the women's most valuable player for the whole competition.

"Being chosen as the best among the best is a wonderful feeling," she told World Taekwondo. 

"It is an important place in my career that I will never forget.

"I am very happy and proud. I can't find words to describe my feelings. I am incredibly happy that our hard work has paid off.

"I went through tough times before the tournament, but at that moment when I became the world champion and ran with the flag, I felt that all the difficulties I experienced were worth it. And I will work harder to experience that feeling again.

"After becoming the world champion my goals and responsibility increased even more. It changed my perspective on life and my thoughts. What doesn't change is my character and training.

"I believe that I will become the world champion in the seniors category, Insha'Allah.

"As an athlete, my biggest dream is the Olympics and I feel that I am closer to this dream day by day. I will do my best to compete and win a medal in 2024."

Earlier in 2022, Uzuncavdar competed in the senior Spanish Open and Sweden Open events, losing 4-3 in the final of the former. She finished fifth in the senior European Championships women's over-73kg category in Manchester.

No-one could wish for greater support in their taekwondo ambitions. Sude Yaren's grandmother, Kibar Uzunçavdar, has been involved in the sport for more than 50 years as a taekwondo athlete who moved on to become a referee and coach.

Her father Serkan Uzunçavdar is also a former athlete who now works as a national trainer.

"We aim to win a medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics," Serkan said of his daughter. "There will be difficulties, but Sude is an athlete who can overcome difficulties."

Describing herself as the third generation athlete of this taekwondo family, Sude Yaren said: "As a family, there is a great effort. 

"My whole family is sad with me when I am defeated, they are happy with me when I am champion. I owe them an Olympics too.

"My mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, aunt, everyone is involved in this business. 

"My father is always with me. We talk with my grandmother, mother and aunt at the same time. 

"We put a lot of effort as a family. We are in this business as a family. I grew up in taekwondo halls. This is a great advantage for me. 

"My goal is to break historical records. I want Olympic, European and World Championships in a row. My goal is big."

Watch this space.