Olympic Taekwondo

The Taekwondo competition at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics will take place from August 20 to August 23 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium.

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All About Taekwondo at the Olympics

Taekwondo is competed in by both men and women in the Olympics. Each National Olympic Committeecan enter up to two men and two women athletes but only only one athlete per weight class.

The competition format consists of a single elimination tournament, the two losers of the semifinal bouts will be awarded bronze medals.

Events
Men:
-58kg
59-68kg
69-80kg
+80kg

Women:
-49kg
50-57kg
58-67kg
+67kg

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Castro Defends Athlete's Kick to Judge's Face

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Angel Valodia Matos of Cuba (red) kicks the referee, Chakir Chelbat of Sweden (R), after Chelbat disqualified Matos for an extended injury time out during the Men's +80kg bronze medal match against Arman Chilmanov of Kazakhstan (not pictured) held at the University of Science and Technology Beijing Gymnasium on Day 15 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 23, 2008 in Beijing, China. Chilmanov won the bronze medal. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images AsiaPac) Professional athletes, especially those that compete in the Olympics are supposed to remain composed. With that said, kicking a referee in the face, is definitely not OK. But, in ... Read Full Story

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Owned by Olympic Groin Kick

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Reza Naderian of Iran (blue) bouts with Marcio Ferreira of Brazil (red) in the taekwondo Men's 58kg Preliminary Round at the University of Science and Technology Gymnasium during Day 12 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 20, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images AsiaPac) Taekwondo is a full contact sport, contrary to what some think. You can actually kick someone in the head hard enough and win by knockout. You can also kick someone in the groin and get penalized. Neither is preferable. Notice how both Naderian’s feet are off the ground. More pics here: If only someone would ... Read Full Story

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You Got Kicked in the Groin!

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While the debates rage over the most important Olympic event, Taekwondo is undisputedly the most ballsy…literally. While Boxing has traditionally been the most brutal hand-to-hand sport in the Olympics, forcing Taekwondo to take the back seat, it was very clear in Beijing that kicks are where the pain is at. The goal of the fighters is to kick their opponent in the head or the protector pad on their abdomen to score points. However, due to the position of the protector pad right above the pelvis, kicks are often too low. I only hope they wear cups as well. ... Read Full Story

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Taekwondo Judge Kicked In The Face

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Beijing: The biggest drama of the day came with Matos' response after being disqualified against Chilmanov. Matos shoved the referee and kicked him in the head in a furious reaction. The Cuban... Author: anil kumar Playlist: other Category: General Added: August 25, 2008 Read Full Story

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Olympic Taekwondo Judge Kicked In The Face (with video)

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This dude needs to be checked for roids or potential mental issues because this type of behavior is just straight insanity! I think he's caught too many kicks to the head himself to think that this was a good idea. It's the freakin' Olympics man! EVERYONE is watching. Actually, maybe he is really smart and is trying to get kicked out of Cuba for disgracing his country. That way he would be free and not have to worry about being sent back to Communist Cuba. Both Matos (the actual contestant) and his coach Leudis Gonzalez have been swiftly handed a lifetime ban from all ... Read Full Story

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Nigeria, Cameroon, Others For Taekwondo Tourney

Dec 01, 2009 (Daily Trust/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- All is now set for the maiden edition of the West Africa International Taekwondo Championship which begins at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Abuja National Stadium. Taekwondo, a Korean ...

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