HISTORY OF TAEKWONDO
Prepared by: NURUL FATINI BT RAMDZAN ALI (171420104)
RECENT HISTORY
Taekwondo is one of the two Asian martial arts included on the Olympic program. Taekwondo made its debut as a demonstration Olympic sport at the 1988 Seoul Games, and became an official medal sport at the 2000 Sydney Games. The sport is practised in 188 countries and there were over seven million individuals with black belts in the world as of the end of 2008.
CURRENT EVENT
Current events on the Olympic program include four weight classes each for men and women. Each event involves a single-elimination tournament to decide the gold and silver medals. Contests are scored by awarding one to three points based on scoring areas and techniques performed.
WOMEN'S EVENTS
- -49 KG WOMEN
- 49-57 KG WOMEN
- 57-67 KG WOMEN
- 68-80 KG WOMEN
MEN'S EVENTS
- -58 KG MEN
- 58-68 KG MEN
- 68-80 KG MEN
- +80 KG MEN
cc: 1) https://www.olympic.org/world-taekwondo
2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGIZTKUfcnI
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