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Welcome from the President
Dear Colleagues of the Media,
For the world’s greatest athletes, the Olympics Games is the pinnacle of their dreams. However, the Olympic dream also lives in the hearts of people all around the world. This is a dream that inspires men and women, young and old, from every culture and religion towards excellence, and proves that the capacity of the human spirit is limitless. Taekwondo is a perfect example of how sport benefits society, propelling individuals towards a life of excellence.
Since its debut at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games, taekwondo has been transformed into one of the most popular sports in the world. With seventy million practitioners worldwide and two hundred and two member nations actively participating in WTF sanctioned events, taekwondo is flourishing in countries where other major sports struggle to take root. It also serves as a platform for nations who may struggle to shine in other sports to achieve their Olympic hopes and dreams.
The passion that sport brings to the lives of Olympians has an impact on the world around them. It is crucial that their dreams are not tarnished so that they may spread the values of Olympism to their communities and nations. It is for this reason that the WTF has done its utmost to ensure that the London 2012 Olympic Games are as fair and transparent as possible, by introducing instant video replay and the electronic protector scoring system (PSS). Furthermore, the referees here in London have gone through extensive and intensive training to remove any possibility of human error.
One hundred and twenty-eight athletes from sixty-three nations will be seeking their place on top of the podium. The depth of the field is so great that any one of these Olympians could come away with a medal. The anticipation that the taekwondo family has for the London 2012 Olympic Games is great. We celebrate each and every athlete, and we expect the greatest demonstration of taekwondo that we have ever seen in history.
Inside this pack you will find information on athletes, officials, PSS and the instant video replay system, rules and regulations, and important information for your convenience. Should you need any further information, WTF staff will be available to answer all of your questions. Please contact WTF Media Liaison Kyunghee Park at [email protected] with whatever needs you may have during the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Sincerely,
Chungwon Choue
President
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Contents
I. About Taekwondo …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5
1. HISTORY OF THE SPORT ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5
1.1 Origins of Taekwondo ……………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………………… 5
1.2 Taekwondo Today ..…………………………………………..…………………………………………………………………… 5
2. WORLD TAEKWONDO FEDERATION …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6
2.1 Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7
2.2 WTF Member Countries ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7
3. TAEKWONDO IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8
3.1 General Information ………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8
3.2 Worldwide Achievement – Medal Distribution by Country and Continent ………… 9
Worldwide medal distribution in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games (24 medals) 15
Worldwide medal distribution in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games (24 medals) 17
Worldwide medal distribution in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games (32 medals) 18
3.3 NOC Entries ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….... 18
3.4 Olympic Highlights (2000 – 2008) ………………………………………………………………………...... 18
3.5 London 2012 ……..……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….... 19
4. Preview of London 2012 Olympic Games …………………………………………………………………………………….... 19
5. Competition Schedule ……………………………………………………………………………………...... 22
6. Competition Rules (Summary) ………………………………………………………………………...... 23
II. On the Road to London 2012 …………………………………………………………………...... 25
1. WORLD QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT ..…………………………………………...... 27
2. CONTINENTAL QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENTS ...... 27
2.1 Oceania Qualification Tournament (September 11, 2011) ...... 27
2.2 Pan-American Qualification Tournament (November 18 to 20, 2011) ...... 28
2.3 Asian Qualification Tournament (November 26-27, 2011) ...... 28
2.4 African Qualification Tournament (January 11-12, 2012) ...... 28
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2.5 European Qualification Tournament (January 27-29, 2012) ...... 28
3. LONDON PREPARES – Taekwondo Test Event ………………………...... 29
4. LONDON OLYMPIC TRAINING CAMP ONE ……………………………...... 29
5. WTF REFEREE AND COACH JOINT TRAINING CAMP ………...... 30
III. What’s New For London 2012 Olympic Games? ………………………...... 32
1. OVERVIEW ……………………………………………………………………………………...... 33
2. PROTECTOR & SCORING SYSTEM (PSS) ……………………………...... 33
3. INSTANT VIDEO REPLAY (IVR) ………………………………………………...... 35
4. OTHER MAJOR RULE CHANGES SINCE BEIJING 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES ...... 37
IV. Athletes’ Information ……………………………………………………...... 39
1. PAST MEDAL WINNERS ………………………………………………………………...... 40
Medalists of previous Olympic Games – Taekwondo (2000 – 2008) ...... 40
2. MEDALS BY NOCs AT THE PREVIOUS OLYMPIC GAMES - TAEKWONDO (2000 – 2008) … 42
3. ATHLETES’ PROFILES ………………………………………………………………...... 43
V. Did You Know? ………………………………………………...... 75
VI. Olympic Standing Procedures …………………...... 78
VII. Glossaries …………………...... 92
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I. About Taekwondo
1. History of The Sport
1.1 Origins of Taekwondo
The history of taekwondo as a martial art can be traced back for many millennia to the Korean Peninsula. For centuries, this unique form of self-defense existed in various guises and under different names, such as taekyon or subak. In ancient times, such as the Three Kingdoms Period of the Korean Peninsula, it was used primarily as a form of physical or military training
In the early 1950s all the various forms were brought together and the modern version we recognize today was established. This unified system came to be known as taekwondo, which literally means "the way of kicking and punching."
Since then, taekwondo has developed into a full-contact sport. By adopting certain rules, introducing protective equipment and changing certain techniques, it has been able to distinguish itself from other martial arts sports.
Thus the introduction of body protection has made full-contact possible. The competition rules that allow continuous fighting without interference from the referee have allowed for the development of forceful and difficult techniques, enabling a delivery of consecutive attacks to the opponent. Combined with its swiftness and grace, its powerful and sophisticated techniques have attracted interested participants from all walks of life, prompting taekwondo’s popularity to soar.
1.2 Taekwondo Today
On May 28, 1973, the World Taekwondo Federation, the world’s taekwondo governing body, was founded. Over 20 years later, in 1975, taekwondo was accepted as a sport by the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF), now SportAccord. And in 1980 the World Taekwondo Federation was recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the sole governing entity of taekwondo around the world.
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Over the past four decades, taekwondo’s global popularity has been nothing short of meteoric, as tens of millions of practitioners around the world have experienced the proud traditions, philosophies and health benefits of taekwondo.
Over the past 39 years, the WTF has promoted 20 editions of the WTF Men’s World Taekwondo Championships and 13 editions of the WTF Women’s World Taekwondo Championships, which are held concurrently every odd year. Every even year, the WTF promotes its World Junior Taekwondo Championships; the 9th edition was last held in April 2012.
As of 2012, the global membership of the WTF stands at 202 national associations, spanning five continents. Several more countries are expected to join the WTF this year.
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2. World Taekwondo Federation
2.1 Introduction
The World Taekwondo Federation is the sole international governing body for the sport of taekwondo that is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It is also a member of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF).
The WTF was established on May 28, 1973 with seven member countries, and was affiliated with the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF). Five years later, in 1980, it was recognized by the IOC at the 83rd IOC Session in Moscow, Russia
The WTF recognizes as its members the national taekwondo governing bodies that are recognized in each country by the NOC. As of June 1, 2012 it has 202 member countries around the world.
- President: Dr. Chungwon Choue - Secretary General: Dr. Jean-Marie Ayer
2. WTF Member Countries
The WTF has 202 member countries spanning five continents, each of which is affiliated to its pertinent continental union : the African Taekwondo Union, the European Taekwondo Union, the Pan-American Taekwondo Union, the Asian Taekwondo Union, and the Oceania Taekwondo Union
Continental Union Number of Member Countries Asian Taekwondo Union (ATU) 43 European Taekwondo Union (ETU) 49 Pan-American Taekwondo Union (PATU) 44 African Taekwondo Union (AFTU) 47 Oceania Taekwondo Union (OUT) 19 Total 202
(as of June 1, 2012 )
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3. Taekwondo In The Olympic Games
3.1 General Information
Taekwondo first appeared as a demonstration sport at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games and the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. On September 4,1994,during the 103rd IOC Session in Paris, France. taekwondo was accepted as an official medal sport for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. Taekwondo was then included in the official program at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games and the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Taekwondo will be on the official program of the 2012 London Olympic Games and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. Since the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, each weight category has been awarded a second bronze medal, increasing the total number of medals from 24 to 32.
Weight Categories
Men Women Under 58kg Under 49kg Under 68kg Under 57kg Under 80kg Under 67kg Over 80kg Over 67kg
Countries and Athletes Participation
Olympic Games Number of NOCs Number of Athletes 2000 Sydney 51 102 2004 Athens 60 124 2008 Beijing 64 128 2012 London 63 128
Taekwondo has become a sport in which it is possible for a country to win its first ever Olympic medal.
Taekwondo represents sport in its purest form – an individual display of speed and skill. It is safe, fun and accessible, positioning itself as a truly global sport.
Its universality means that all taekwondo athletes can dream of an Olympic medal and have a real chance of bringing home their first ever Olympic medal for their countries.
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At the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, Tran Hieu Ngan took the silver medal in Women's under 57kg weight category, bringing the first ever Olympic medal to Vietnam.
At the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Rohullah Nikpai won Afghanistan’s first Olympic medal when he collected the bronze in the Men’s under 58kg weight category.
3.2 Worldwide Achievement – Medal Distribution by Country and Continent
A total of nine NOCs have won taekwondo gold medals (Australia, China, Chinese Taipei, Cuba, Greece, Iran, Korea, Mexico and USA) in the past three Olympic Games. And Europe is also getting stronger in the discipline - it has won 20 medals out of a total of 80 over the past three Olympic Games, meaning it gained a quarter of the total haul.
Worldwide medal distribution in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games (24 medals)
Continent Nation ASIA China 1 Chinese Taipei 2 Korea 3 1 Iran 1 Japan 1 Vietnam 1 Sub-Total (10) 4 2 4 EUROPE France 1 Germany 1 Greece 1 Norway 1 Russia 1 Spain 1 Turkey 1 Sub-Total (7) 1 4 2 Oceania Australia 1 1 Sub-Total (2) 1 1 PAN AMERICA Canada 1 Cuba 1 1 Mexico 1 USA 1 Sub-Total (5) 2 1 2
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Worldwide medal distribution in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games (24 medals) Continent Nation ASIA China 2 Chinese Taipei 2 1 Korea 2 2 Iran 1 1 Thailand 1 Sub-Total (12) 7 1 4 AFRICA Egypt 1 Sub-Total (1) 1 EUROPE France 1 1 Greece 2 Turkey 1 Sub-Total (5) 4 1 PAN AMERICA Cuba 1 Mexico 1 1 USA 1 1 Venezuela 1 Sub-Total (6) 1 3 2
Worldwide medal distribution in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games (32 medals) Continent Nation ASIA Afghanistan 1 China 1 1 Chinese Taipei 2 Iran 1 Kazakhstan 1 Korea 4 Thailand 1 Sub-Total (12) 6 1 5 AFRICA Nigeria 1 Sub-Total (1) 1 EUROPE Croatia 2 France 1 Great Britain 1 Greece 1 Italy 1 Norway 1 Turkey 1 1 Sub-Total (9) 4 5 PAN AMERICA Brazil 1 Canada 1 Cuba 1 Dominican Republic 1 Mexico 2 USA 1 2 Venezuela 1 Sub-Total (10) 2 3 5
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3.3 NOC Entries Sydney 2000 Olympic Games / 51 NOCs
MALE FEMALE No. CONTINENT NATION TOTAL - - - + - - - + 58kg 68kg 80kg 80kg 49kg 57kg 67kg 67kg 1 ASIA Australia 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 2 (34 from 13 NOCs) China 1 1 1 3 3 Chinese Taipei 1 1 1 1 4 4 Indonesia 1 1 5 Iran 1 1 2 6 Japan 1 1 2 7 Jordan* 1 1 8 Korea 1 1 1 1 4 9 Kuwait 1 1 10 Malaysia 1 1 11 Philippines 1 1 1 1 4 12 Saudi Arabia 1 1 13 Vietnam 1 1 2 14 AFRICA Benin 1 1 15 (13 from 8 NOCs) Cote d'Ivoire* 1 1 16 Egypt 1 1 1 3 17 Lesotho 1 1 2 18 Libya* 1 1 19 Morocco 1 1 1 3 20 South Africa 1 1 21 Swaziland* 1 1 22 EUROPE Austria 1 1 23 (35 from 18 NOCs) Croatia 1 1 24 Denmark 1 1 2 25 Finland 1 1 2 26 France 1 1 2 27 Germany 1 1 1 3 28 Great Britain 1 1 2 29 Greece 1 1 1 3 30 Hungary 1 1 31 Italy 1 1 1 3 32 Monaco* 1 1 33 Netherlands 1 1 2 34 Norway 1 1 35 Russia 1 1 2 36 Slovenia 1 1 37 Spain 1 1 1 1 4 38 Sweden 1 1 2 39 Turkey 1 1 2 40 PAN AMERICA Argentina 1 1 2 41 (21 from 12 NOCs) Brazil 1 1 42 Canada 1 1 43 Chile 1 1 44 Colombia* 1 1 45 Cuba 1 1 1 1 4 46 Guatemala* 1 1 47 Mexico 1 1 1 3 48 Nicaragua 1 1 49 Trinidad & Tobago 1 1 50 U.S.A. 1 1 1 1 4 51 Venezuela 1 1 TOTAL (Sydney 2000) 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 103
1 Qualified via World Qualification Tournament 1 Qualified via Continental Qualification Tournament 1 Host NOC 1 Wild Cards
Athens 2004 Olympic Games / 60 NOCs
MALE FEMALE No. CONTINENT NATION TOTAL -58kg -68kg -80kg +80kg -49kg -57kg -67kg +67kg 1 ASIA Australia 1 1 1 1 4 2 (38 from18 NOCs) China 1 1 2 3 Chinese Taipei 1 1 1 1 4 4 Indonesia 1 1 2 5 Iran 1 1 2 6 Iraq* 1 1 7 Japan 1 1 8 Jordan 1 1 2 9 Kazakhstan 1 1 10 Korea 1 1 1 1 4 11 Malaysia 1 1 12 Nepal 1 1 13 New Zealand 1 1 14 Philippines 1 1 1 3 15 Thailand 1 1 1 1 4 16 Uzbekistan 1 1 2 17 Vietnam 1 1 2 18 Yemen* 1 1 19 AFRICA Central Africa* 1 1 20 (18 from 9 NOCs) Cote d'Ivoire 1 1 21 Egypt 1 1 1 1 4 22 Lesotho 1 1 23 Libya 1 1 24 Morocco 1 1 1 3 25 Nigeria 1 1 1 3 26 South Africa 1 1 27 Tunisia 1 1 1 3 28 EUROPE Austria 1 1 2 29 (39 from 19 NOCs) Azerbaijan 1 1 2 30 Belgium 1 1 31 Bosnia & 1 1 Herzegovina* 32 Croatia 1 1 2 33 Denmark 1 1 2 34 Finland 1 1 35 France 1 1 1 1 4 36 Great Britain 1 1 1 1 4 37 Greece 1 1 1 1 4 38 Israel 1 1 39 Italy 1 1 1 3 40 Netherlands 1 1 2 41 Norway 1 1 42 Poland 1 1 43 Russia 1 1 2 44 Spain 1 1 1 1 4 45 Turkey 1 1 46 Ukraine 1 1 47 PAN AMERICA Argentina 1 1 2 48 (29 from 14 NOCs) Brazil 1 1 1 3 49 Canada 1 1 2 50 Colombia 1 1 1 3 51 Costa Rica 1 1 52 Cuba 1 1 2 53 Dominican 1 1 Republic 54 Guatemala 1 1 1 3 55 Haiti 1 1 56 Mexico 1 1 1 3 57 Puerto Rico 1 1 58 Trinidad & 1 1 Tobago 59 U.S.A. 1 1 2 60 Venezuela 1 1 1 1 4 TOTAL (Athens 2004) 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 124
1 Qualified via World Qualification Tournament 1 Host NOC 1 Qualified via Continental Qualification Tournament 1 Wild Cards 12 New entry in Olympic taekwondo (19 NOCs)
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games / 64 NOCs
MALE FEMALE No. CONTINENT NATION TOTAL -58kg -68kg -80kg +80kg -49kg -57kg -67kg +67kg 1 ASIA Afghanistan* 1 1 2 2 (38 from 17 NOCs) China 1 1 1 1 4 3 Chinese Taipei 1 1 1 1 4 4 Iran 1 1 1 3 5 Japan 1 1 6 Jordan 1 1 7 Kazakhstan 1 1 2 8 Korea 1 1 1 1 4 9 Kyrgyzstan 1 1 10 Malaysia 1 1 2 11 Nepal 1 1 12 Philippines 1 1 2 13 Qatar 1 1 14 Thailand 1 1 1 3 15 United Arab Emirates* 1 1 16 Uzbekistan 1 1 1 3 17 Vietnam 1 1 1 3 18 PAN AMERICA Argentina 1 1 19 (31 from 15 NOCs) Belize* 1 1 20 Brazil 1 1 1 3 21 Canada 1 1 1 3 22 Colombia 1 1 2 23 Costa Rica 1 1 24 Cuba 1 1 1 3 25 Dominican Republic 1 1 26 Ecuador 1 1 27 Honduras 1 1 28 Mexico 1 1 1 3 29 Peru 1 1 30 Puerto Rico 1 1 2 31 U.S.A. 1 1 1 1 4 32 Venezuela 1 1 1 1 4 33 EUROPE Azerbaijan 1 1 34 (32 from 15 NOCs) Croatia 1 1 2 35 France 1 1 2 36 Germany 1 1 1 1 4 37 Great Britain 1 1 1 3 38 Greece 1 1 1 3 39 Israel 1 1 40 Italy 1 1 1 3 41 Netherlands 1 1 42 Norway 1 1 43 Portugal 1 1 44 Spain 1 1 1 3 45 Sweden 1 1 2 46 Switzerland 1 1 47 Turkey 1 1 1 1 4 48 OCEANIA Australia 1 1 1 1 4 49 (9 from 4 NOCs) Marshall Islands 1 1 50 New Zealand 1 1 1 3 51 Papua New Guinea 1 1 52 AFRICA Benin 1 1 53 (18 from 13 NOCs) Cote d'Ivoire 1 1 2 54 Egypt 1 1 55 Gabon 1 1 56 Guinea 1 1 57 Kenya 1 1 2 58 Libya 1 1 59 Mali 1 1 60 Morocco 1 1 1 3 61 Niger* 1 1 62 Nigeria 1 1 2 63 Senegal 1 1 64 Tunisia 1 1 TOTAL (Beijing 2008) 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 128
*Libya and Niger didn't show up 1 Host NOC 1 Qualified via World Qualification Tournament 1 13W ild Cards 1 Qualified via Continental Qualification Tournament New entry in Olympic taekwondo (18 NOCs
London 2012 Olympic Games /63 NOCs (As of April 16, 2012), incuding 4 wild cards
MALE FEMALE No. Continent Nation Total -58kg -68kg -80kg +80kg -49kg -57kg -67kg +67kg 1 ASIA Afghanistan 1 1 2 2 (37 from Cambodia 1 1 3 16 NOCs) China 1 1 1 3 4 Chinese Taipei 1 1 1 3 5 Iran 1 1 1 3 6 Japan 1 1 2 7 Jordan 1 1 1 3 8 Kazakhstan 1 1 1 3 9 Korea 1 1 1 1 4 10 Kyrgyzstan 1 1 11 Lebanon 1 1 12 Tajikistan 1 1 2 13 Thailand 1 1 1 3 14 Uzbekistan 1 1 1 3 15 Vietnam 1 1 2 16 Yemen 1 1 1 PAN Argentina 1 1 2 2 AMERICA Brazil 1 1 2 3 (27 from Canada 1 1 1 3 4 15 NOCs) Chile 1 1 5 Colombia 1 1 6 Costa Rica 1 1 7 Cuba 1 1 1 3 8 Dominican Republic 1 1 9 Grenada 1 1 10 Guatemala 1 1 11 Jamaica 1 1 12 Mexico 1 1 1 1 4 13 Panama 1 1 14 Peru 1 1 15 USA 1 1 1 1 4 1 Armenia 1 1 2 EUROPE Azerbaijan 1 1 2 3 (39 from Croatia 1 1 2 4 18 NOCs) Finland 1 1 5 France 1 1 2 6 Germany 1 1 2 7 Great Britain 1 1 1 1 4 8 Greece 1 1 9 Italy 1 1 2 10 Netherlands 1 1 11 Poland 1 1 12 Russia 1 1 1 1 4 13 Serbia 1 1 1 3 14 Slovenia 1 1 1 3 15 Spain 1 1 1 3 16 Sweden 1 1 2 17 Turkey 1 1 1 3 18 Ukraine 1 1 2 1 OCEANIA Australia 1 1 2 2 (8 from New Zealand 1 1 1 3 3 4 NOCs) Papua New Guinea 1 1 4 Samoa 1 1 2 1 AFRICA Algeria 1 1 2 (17 from Central African Rep 1 1 2 3 10 NOCs) Cote d'Ivoire 1 1 4 Egypt 1 1 1 1 4 5 Gabon 1 1 6 Mali 1 1 7 Morocco 1 1 1 3 8 Nigeria 1 1 2 9 Senegal 1 1 10 Tunisia 1 1 63 TOTAL 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 128
1 Qualified via World Qualification Tournament 1 Host NOC 1 Qualified via Continental Qualification Tournamen t 1 Wild Cards New entry in Olympic taekwondo (11 NOCs)
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3.4 Olympic Highlights (2000 – 2008)
Sydney 2000 Olympic Games September 27-30, 2000 / State Sports Center
On May 28, 1973, the World Taekwondo Federation was established in Seoul, Korea, with a founding body of 7 member nations. Just over 20 years later, on September 4, 1994, the global taekwondo community celebrated the International Olympic Committee’s decision to introduce taekwondo as an official medal sport in the XXVII Games of the Olympiad, which were held in Sydney, Australia.
The taekwondo competitions took place at the State Sports Center over four days, from September 27-30, 2000. A total of 103 athletes from 51 countries participated in this historic moment.
Among the dignitaries who attended the finals of the first competition day were the then- IOC President Juan Samaranch; former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger; Queen Sophia of Spain; Mme. Janette Howard, wife of then-Australian Prime Minister John Howard; as well as numerous IOC members, NOC presidents and various sports ministers.
In particular, the final of the Women’s under 49kg weight category between Lauren Burns (Australia) and Urbia Melendez (Cuba) was a spectacular sight to behold, as the State Sports Center was dominated by the Australian national colors of green and gold. The fervor of the fans was duly rewarded when Lauren Burns eventually emerged victorious.
Not to be outdone, the final of the Men’s under 58kg weight category between Michalis Mouroutsos (Greece) and Gabriel Esparza (Spain) also attracted much attention, resulting in a dramatic win for Greece. Indeed, Mouroutsos’ victory seemed to signal to the rest of the world that Greece would indeed be ready to take over the reins as host nation of the XXVIII Games of the Olympiad in four years time.
On the second day, Jae Eun Chung (Korea) won the Women’s under 57kg weight category to bring gold back to Korea, the birthplace of taekwondo. And Hieu Ngan Tran (Vietnam) became a national hero despite finishing second, as her silver medal was the first Olympic medal for Vietnam in any sport.
The Men’s under 68kg weight category was considered the most exciting, as the likes of Steven Lopez (USA), Hadi Saei Bonehkohal (Iran) and Joon Sik Shin (Korea) were developing a fierce rivalry at that time. Lopez eventually emerged victorious when he defeated Shin in the final.
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On the third day, Sun Hee Lee (Korea) extended Korea’s dominance with her victory over Trude Gundersen (Norway) in the final of the Women’s under 67kg weight category. In the final of the Men’s under 80kg weight category, Angel Matos (Cuba) sprung a surprise of epic proportions when he defeated the very experienced Faissal Ebnoutalib (Germany).
History was in the making on the final day of competitions: at the age of 17 years and 10 months Zhong Chen (China) became the youngest gold medalist in taekwondo, when she defeated Natalia Ivanova (Russia) in the final of the Women’s over 67kg weight category. But Australia’s hopes for a second gold medal were dashed when Kyong Hun Kim (Korea) defeated Daniel Trenton (Australia) in the Men’s over 80kg weight category.
The final gold medal tally read three golds to Korea, with Australia, Greece, USA, China and Cuba grabbing one gold medal each. While Korea’s dominance in the inaugural Olympic taekwondo competitions was outstanding, the balanced distribution of the rest of the gold medals between the other nations showed that it was certainly possible to dream of being an Olympic champion in taekwondo.
Milestones of Sydney 2000 Olympic Games - Taekwondo
Oldest/Youngest Taekwondo Athlete
The oldest taekwondo athlete at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games was Cheryl Ann SANKAR from Trinidad & Tobago, who was 36 years old at that time. In December 2007, at the age of 43 years and 10 months, Cheryl Ann participated in the 2007 Pan-American Qualification Tournament for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
The youngest taekwondo athlete at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games was Great Britain’s Sarah STEVENSON, who was 17 years and 6 months old.
Oldest/Youngest Gold Medalist
Lauren BURNS from Australia, at 26 years and 8 months, was the oldest taekwondo gold medalist at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
The youngest taekwondo gold medalist at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games was CHEN Zhong from China, who was 17 years and 10 months old.
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Athens 2004 Olympic Games
August 26-29, 2004 / Sports Pavillion
One of the major highlights of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games was the full-house audience attendance of the four-day taekwondo competitions at the seaside Sports Pavillion. They watched a total of 124 athletes from 60 countries, including four wild cards this time, compete for Olympic glory.
The first day of competitions was a historic moment for the Chinese Taipei, as Chen Shih Hsin won the gold in the Women’s under 49kg weight category; this was the Chinese Taipei’s first ever gold medal in the Olympic taekwondo competitions. The festivities continued for the Chinese Taipei as Mu Yen Chu also won the gold medal in the Men’s under 58kg weight category.
On the second day, Hadi Saei Bonehkohal (Iran), who was a bronze medalist at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, finally struck gold in the Men’s under 68kg weight category. The Women’s under 57kg weight category was won by Jin Won Jang (Korea), after she defeated Nia Abdallah (USA).
The third day of competitions was dominated by Wei Luo (China) becoming the youngest gold medalist in the Athens 2004 Olympic taekwondo competitions, when she defeated Elisavet Mystakidou (Greece) in the final of the Women’s under 67kg weight category: Luo was 21 years and 3 months years old when she achieved this feat. In the Men’s under 80kg weight category, Steven Lopez consolidated his rising stardom when he successfully defended his Olympic gold medal against Bahri Tanrikulu (Turkey).
On the final day, Korea and China added one more gold medal each. In the second minute of the Men’s over 80kg Final, Dae Sung Moon (Korea) unleashed a jumping backspin kick to the head of local favorite Alexandros Nikolaidis (Greece), which briefly knocked out the Greek. In the Women’s over 67kg Final, Zhong Chen (China) successfully defended her Olympic gold medal against Myriam Baverel (France).
The final gold medal tally read two golds each to China, Chinese Taipei and Korea, with Iran and the U.S.A. each grabbing one gold medal.
Milestones of Athens 2004 Olympic Games - Taekwondo
Oldest/Youngest Gold Medalist
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Hadi SAEI BONEHKOHAL from Iran was the oldest taekwondo gold medalist at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games; he was 28 years and 2 months old.
The youngest gold medal winner at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games was LUO Wei from China, who was 21 years and 3 months old.
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
August 20-23, 2008 / University of Science and Technology Beijing
The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games is notable for being the third consecutive Olympic Games in which taekwondo competitions were staged, and the first Olympic Games at which two bronze medals were awarded. People’s expectations for this staging of Games were higher than before, and they were well met in all respects. A total of 22 countries won at least one medal out of 32 taekwondo medals, indicating the homogenous development of the sport around the world. There were also ‘historic firsts’ that defined the beauty of taekwondo and its importance as an Olympic sport.
The first day saw the historic moment when Rohullah Nikpai won a bronze medal in the Men’s under 58kg weight category, which was Afghanistan’s first-ever Olympic medal in any sport. Nikpai’s victory is one of the greatest moments in the history of the Olympic Games. It united a war-torn country that was rife with internal conflicts, and more importantly, reminded us what taekwondo and the Olympic Movement should stand for - how sport can transcend politics and bring hope and unity to the world.
On the same day, the Dominican Republic achieved their first-ever taekwondo medal in Olympic history when Yulis Gabriela Mercedes won a silver medal in the same weight category, Men’s under 58kg weight category. This was also the country’s first medal in any sport in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
The spotlight on the second day was on the historic achievement of the Lopez family of the USA, when three siblings achieved a historic first. Diana Lopez won a silver medal in the Women’s under 57kg weight category, while her brother Mark won a bronze in the Men’s under 67kg. Their elder brother Steven then went on to win a bronze in the Men’s under 80kg. All three athletes were coached by their eldest brother, Jean. This is the first time in Olympic taekwondo history that three siblings have won a medal in the same staging of the Games.
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On the third day, in the Men’s under 80kg weight category, Hadi Saei of Iran became only the third athlete to achieve two gold medals in Olympic taekwondo history (the other two were Chen Zhong of China and Steven Lopez of the USA). It was also this day that Marshall Island made its debut at the Olympic Games, with Anju Jason of Marshall Island representing his country in the same weight category, a place he had earned via the Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament.
On the last day, three countries achieved their first-ever Olympic taekwondo medals. Sarah Stevenson of Great Britain won a bronze medal in Women’s over 67kg, bringing her country its first-ever Olympic taekwondo medal. Nigeria achieved their first-ever Olympic taekwondo medal when Chika Yagazie Chukumerije earned a bronze medal in the Men’s over 80kg weight category. And Arman Chilmanov of Kazakhstan won a bronze medal in the Men’s over 80kg weight category, another first-ever Olympic taekwondo medal for his country..
Milestones of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - Taekwondo
Oldest/Youngest Taekwondo Athlete At 36 years and 11 months, Yoriko OKAMOTO from Japan, who was a bronze medalist at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, was the oldest taekwondo athlete at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
The youngest taekwondo athlete at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games was Khaoula BEN HAMZA of Tunisia, at 17 years and 3 months.
3.5 London 2012
Preview of London 2012 Olympic Games 63 Countries Vie for Top Honors in Taekwondo at London Olympic Games
The taekwondo competitions, which will feature 128 athletes in two male and two female weight categories, will take place on August 8-11 at the ExCel London. A total of 32 medals are up for grabs for the taekwondo competitors at these Olympic Games.
A total of 63 countries will vie for top honors in the taekwondo competitions at the 2012 London Olympic Games. 58 of those countries have qualified through the WTF’s world
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tournaments, or the five continental tournaments. Once Britain, the Olympic host country, is taken into account, the number rises to 59.
Cambodia, Mali, Panama and Yemen each received one invitational Olympic taekwondo ticket, better known as a “wild card,” for the 2012 London Olympic Games. This decision was made on April 14, 2012 after months of Tripartite Commission meetings among the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), and the WTF.
Among the wild-card recipients are Cambodia’s Davin Sorn, who is ranked 51st in the Women’s over 67kg on the WTF Olympic World Ranking scale and who took fourth place at the Asian Qualifying Tournament for the London Games; There is also Mali’s Daba Modibo Keita, ranked 42nd in the Men’s over 80kg and third placer at the African Olympic Qualification Tournament. Mali’s Keita was the world champion in 2007 and 2009.
The other two wild-card holders are Panama’s Carolena Jean Carstens Salceda, ranked 13th in the Women’s under 49kg and fourth finisher at the Pan-American Olympic Qualification Tournament; and Yemen’s Tameem Al-Kubati, ranked 167th in the Men’s under 58kg and a round-of-16 placer at the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament.
This figure of 63 participating countries compares with 64 countries at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, 60 countries at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games and 51 at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
Of the 63 countries, 11 have qualified for the taekwondo competition of the Olympic Games for the first time. They are Cambodia, Lebanon, Tajikistan, Grenada, Jamaica, Panama, Armenia, Serbia, Samoa, Algeria and Central African Republic.
Six countries won four berths for the taekwondo competition at the London Games. They are Mexico, the United States, Russia, Egypt, Korea, and Great Britain. A country can send a maximum of four taekwondo athletes to the taekwondo competition of the London Olympic Games.
A total of 15 countries took three tickets each for the London Olympic Games. They are China, Chinese Taipei, Iran, Jordan, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan (Asia), Canada, Cuba (Pan America), Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey (Europe), New Zealand (Oceania), and Morocco (Africa).
17 countries clinched two berths each for London. They are Afghanistan, Japan, Tajikistan, Vietnam (Asia), Argentina, Brazil (Pan-America), Azerbaijan, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Ukraine (Europe), Australia, Samoa (Oceania), the Central African Republic and Nigeria (Africa).
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A total of 25 countries grabbed one ticket each for the London Olympic Games. They are Lebanon, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Yemen (Asia), Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Jamaica, Peru, Panama (Pan America), Armenia, Finland, Greece, the Netherlands, Poland (Europe), Papua New Guinea (Oceania), Algeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Gabon, Senegal, Tunisia, and Mali (Africa).
At the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, where taekwondo made its Olympic debut, 103 athletes from 51 countries competed for 24 medals, compared with 124 athletes from 60 countries competing for 24 medals at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, and 128 athletes from a record 64 countries competing for 32 medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
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4. Competition Schedule Timetable of the Taekwondo Competition (* WTF Demonstration team’s performances are scheduled 4 times every competition day; before each session and before the first final match.) Date Session & time Event & stage TK01 Women’s -49kg: preliminary round, contests 1–8 09:00 – 13:00 Men’s -58kg: preliminary round, contests 1–8 Women’s -49kg: quarter-finals, contests 1–4 15:00 – 17:00 TK02 Men’s -58kg: quarter-finals, contests 1–4 15:00 – 18:00 Women’s -49kg: semi-finals, contest 1 & 2 17:00 – 18:00 Men’s -58kg: semi-finals, contests 1 & 2 8 August 2012 Women’s -49kg: repechage contests 1 & 2 20:00 – 21:00 (Day 12) Men’s -58kg: repechage contests 1 & 2 Women’s -49kg: bronze medal contests 1 & 2 21:00 – 22:00 TK03 Men’s -58kg: bronze medal contests 1 & 2 20:00 – 23:15 22:15 – 22:30 Women’s -49kg: gold medal contest 22:30 – 22:45 Men’s -58kg: gold medal contest 22:45 – 23:00 Women’s -49kg: victory ceremony 23:00 – 23:15 Men’s -58kg: victory ceremony TK04 Women’s -57kg: preliminary round, contests 1–8 09:00 – 13:00 Men’s -68kg: preliminary round, contests 1–8 Women’s -57kg: quarter-finals, contests 1–4 15:00 – 17:00 TK05 Men’s -68kg: quarter-finals, contests 1–4 15:00 – 18:00 Women’s -57kg: semi-finals, contest 1 & 2 17:00 – 18:00 Men’s -68kg: semi-finals, contests 1 & 2 9 August 2012 Women’s -57kg: repechage contests 1 & 2 20:00 – 21:00 (Day 13) Men’s -68kg: repechage contests 1 & 2 Women’s -57kg: bronze medal contests 1 & 2 21:00 – 22:00 TK06 Men’s -68kg: bronze medal contests 1 & 2 20:00 – 23:15 22:15 – 22:30 Women’s -57kg: gold medal contest 22:30 – 22:45 Men’s -68kg: gold medal contest 22:45 – 23:00 Women’s -57kg: victory ceremony 23:00 – 23:15 Men’s -68kg: victory ceremony Date Session & time Event & stage TK07 Women’s -67kg: preliminary round, contests 1–8 09:00 – 13:00 Men’s -80kg: preliminary round, contests 1–8 Women’s -67kg: quarter-finals, contests 1–4 15:00 – 17:00 TK08 Men’s -80kg: quarter-finals, contests 1–4 15:00 – 18:00 Women’s -67kg: semi-finals, contest 1 & 2 17:00 – 18:00 Men’s -80kg: semi-finals, contests 1 & 2 10 August 2012 Women’s -67kg: repechage contests 1 & 2 20:00 – 21:00 (Day 14) Men’s -80kg: repechage contests 1 & 2 Women’s -67kg: bronze medal contests 1 & 2 21:00 – 22:00 TK09 Men’s -80kg: bronze medal contests 1 & 2 20:00 – 23:15 22:15 – 22:30 Women’s -67kg: gold medal contest 22:30 – 22:45 Men’s -80kg: gold medal contest 22:45 – 23:00 Women’s -67kg: victory ceremony 23:00 – 23:15 Men’s -80kg: victory ceremony TK10 Women’s +67kg: preliminary round, contests 1–8 09:00 – 13:00 Men’s +80kg: preliminary round, contests 1–8 Women’s +67kg: quarter-finals, contests 1–4 15:00 – 17:00 TK11 Men’s -80kg: quarter-finals, contests 1–4 15:00 – 18:00 Women’s +67kg: semi-finals, contest 1 & 2 17:00 – 18:00 Men’s +80kg: semi-finals, contests 1 & 2 11 August 2012 Women’s +67kg: repechage contests 1 & 2 20:00 – 21:00 (Day 15) Men’s +80kg: repechage contests 1 & 2 Women’s +67kg: bronze medal contests 1 & 2 21:00 – 22:00 TK12 Men’s +80kg: bronze medal contests 1 & 2 20:00 – 23:15 22:15 – 22:30 Women’s +67kg: gold medal contest 22:30 – 22:45 Men’s +80kg: gold medal contest 22:45 – 23:00 Women’s +67kg: victory ceremony 23:00 – 23:15 Men’s +80kg: victory ceremony
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5. Competition Rules (Summary)
The Rules The Taekwondo competition will be held in accordance with the editions of the following documents that are in force at the time of the Games: • WTF Competition Rules & Interpretation • WTF Standing Procedures for Taekwondo Competition at Olympic Games o both available at www.wtf.org • The IOC Olympic Charter o available at www.olympic.org In accordance with Rule 47 of the IOC Olympic Charter, the WTF will be responsible for the technical control and direction of Taekwondo at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Duration and Scoring In accordance with WTF rules, Taekwondo contests for both men and women at the London 2012 Olympic Games will consist of three (3) rounds of two (2) minutes each, with one (1) minute between rounds. If the scores are tied after the third (3rd) round, a sudden- death overtime round of two (2) minutes will be held to decide the winner.
Since the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, there have been a number of changes to the scoring system for Taekwondo. The Protector and Scoring System (PSS) and the Instant Video Review system (IVR) have been introduced; the points scale has changed; and deduction points are now added to the opponent’s score rather than deducted from the score of the penalized competitor. The competition is now managed by one (1) referee, three (3) judges and a review jury.
Each competitor’s score is the sum of the points scored in all three (3) rounds, taking all penalties into account. If either competitor is given four (4) penalty deduction points, the contest is stopped and the other competitor is declared the winner.
The valid points are divided into one (1) point for a valid foot attack on trunk protector, two (2) points for a valid turning kick to trunk protector, three (3) points for a valid kick to the head, four (4) points for a valid turning kick to the head.
In the case of 12 points difference between two athletes at the time of the completion of 2nd round and/or at any time during the 3rd round, the referee shall stop the contest and shall declare the winner by point gap.
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6. Competition Format
The competition in each weight category will consist of a single elimination tournament. The winner of the final will be awarded the gold medal, with the loser receiving the silver medal.
Competitors who lose against either of the finalists at any stage of the competition will go forward to the repechage. The losers of the semi-finals will be seeded directly to the two bronze medal contests, where they will meet with the winners of the previous repechages phases from the other pool. The winners of the two (2) repechage pools will each be awarded a bronze medal.
For more details, please refer to Section VII: Olympic standing procedures
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II. On the Road to London 2012
1. WTF World Qualification Tournament
2. Continental Qualification Tournaments 2.1 Oceania Qualification Tournament (September 11, 2011)
2.2 Pan-American Qualification Tournament (November 18 to 20, 2011)
2.3 Asian Qualification Tournament (November 26-27, 2011)
2.4 African Qualification Tournament (January 11-12, 2012)
2.5 Europe an Qualification Tournament (January 27-29, 2012)
3. London Prepares – Taekwondo Test Event
4. London Olympic Training Camp One
5. WTF Referee and Coach Joint Training Camp
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6 Kazan, Russia European Qualification Tournament January 27 – 29, 2012
Baku, Azerbaijan
World Qualification Tournament 1 June 30 – July 3, 2011 5 Cairo, Egypt African Qualification Tournament January 11 – 12, 2012 3 Querétaro, Mexico Pan American Qualification Tournament November 18 – 20, 2011 Bankok, Thailand
Asian Qualification Tournament 4 November 26 – 27, 2011
Nouméa, New Caledonia 2 Oceania Qualification Tournament September 11, 2011
1. WORLD QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT
15 Countries Win 24 Quota Places for London 2012
The World Qualification Tournament for London 2012 Olympic Games was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, on June 30 to July 3, 2011.
A total of 109 countries submitted their entry forms for 345 athletes - 194 men and 151 women - to the WTF as of the final June 10 deadline. Each country may enter a maximum of two male and two female athletes, with one athlete per weight category.
The tournament was officiated by a total of 60 international referees, selected from among the participants of the international referee selection and training camps, organized by the WTF for the taekwondo competition of the 2012 London Olympic Games.
According to the rule that the top three athletes in each weight category qualify their respective national Olympic Committees for a place in the games, a total of 24 places were decided.
Fifteen countries took at least one ticket to the London 2012 Games: Korea grabbed four tickets; six countries (host Azerbaijan, Iran, Russia, China, Croatia and Chinese Taipei) won two spots, while eight countries (Thailand, the Dominican Republic, Sweden, Turkey, Brazil, France, Italy and Greece) took one place.
2. CONTINENTAL QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENTS
2.1 Oceania Qualification Tournament (September 11, 2011) 8 Quota Places Earned by 4 Countries
The first WTF Continental Qualification Tournament for the London 2012 Olympic Games was held in Noumea, New Caledonia. 35 athletes from 11 countries competed with hopes of winning tickets to London.
New Zealand won three places, followed by Australia and Samoa each earning two, and Papua New Guinea grabbing one.
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2.2 Pan-American Qualification Tournament (November 18 to 20, 2011) 24 Quota Places Taken by 13 Countries
The three-day Pan-American Qualification Tournament was held in Queretaro, Mexico, on November 18 to 20, 2011. 91 athletes from 29 countries participated.
A total of 13 countries secured 24 quota places. Host Mexico and the United States each took four berths for the London 2012, while Canada and Cuba won three places each. Argentina earned two tickets, while Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Grenada, Guatemala, Jamaica and Peru won one quota place each.
2.3 Asian Qualification Tournament (November 26-27, 2011) 24 Tickets Grabbed by 13 Countries
The WTF Asian Qualification Tournament took place in Bangkok, Thailand on November 26 and 27, 2011. 99 athletes from 30 countries competed to win a quota place for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
A total of 13 countries won at least one quota place: Jordan and Uzbekistan each took three places, seven countries – Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, host Thailand, Japan, Vietnam, Kazakhstan – took two. China, Iran, Lebanon and Chinese Taipei each grabbed one ticket.
2.4 African Qualification Tournament (January 11-12, 2012) 16 Quota Places won by 9 Countries
The WTF African Qualification Tournament was held in Cairo, Egypt on January 11 to 12, 2012. 85 athletes from 30 countries competed for the 16 places for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
A total of nine countries won at least one ticket to London through this two-day tournament. Host Egypt clinched four tickets, followed by Morocco with three. Nigeria and the Central African Republic each grabbed two quota places, while five countries – Gabon, Algeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal and Tunisia – took one ticket each.
2.5 European Qualification Tournament (January 27-29, 2012) Europe reaffirmed its Dominance in Taekwondo -24 Quota Places taken by 14 Countries
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The WTF European Qualification Tournament was held in Kazan, Russia on January 27 to 29, 2012. A total of 120 athletes from 39 countries took part in this tournament to grab a ticket out of the last batch.
Serbia, Slovenia and Spain grabbed three Olympic tickets each, while host Russia, Germany, Ukraine and Turkey clinched two tickets each. Seven countries won one ticket. They are Armenia, Finland, the Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Sweden and France.
3. LONDON PREPARES – TAEKWONDO TEST EVENT
A Preview for the Taekwondo Competition in London 2012
A test event for the taekwondo competition of the 2012 London Olympic Games was held in London on December 3 and 4, 2011, drawing a total of 60 athletes from 18 countries.
The “London Prepares” Taekwondo International Invitational took place at the ExCeL London, one of Europe’s largest and most versatile exhibition centers, located at the Royal Victoria Dock in eastern London. The test event was staged in tne ExCeL North Halls 7-10, but at the London 2012 Olympic Games the taekwondo competition will be held in ExCeL South Arena 2.
The event, which served as a rehearsal for the taekwondo competition of the London Olympic Games, was part of the “London Prepares” series. It was not a full-scale replica of the Olympic Games, but it provided athletes with an experience of the Games venue and with the scoring and timing systems.
The participating countries were Australia, Azerbaijan, Canada, China, Chinese Taipei, Croatia, France, host Great Britain, Germany, Iran, Israel, Italy, Korea, Russia, Senegal, Spain, Sweden, and the United States. Host Great Britain fielded six athletes and Korea sent four athletes in two categories for the test event.
The competition was organized in the Olympic format. The “London Prepares” event is a subset of the Olympic Games and features two male and two female categories only. The first day featured the Women’s under 49kg and the Men’s under 68kg weight categories, while the second and final day featured the Women’s over 67kg and the Men’s under 80kg. Daedo PSS (protector and scoring system) was used at the test event
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4. LONDON OLYMPIC TRAINING CAMP ONE WTF’s Efforts Continue for ‘Zero Human Error’
A four-day Olympic Training Camp One was held in Mosado, Baku, Azerbaijan on February 28 to March 2, 2012. Musado is one of the WTF-designated Regional Taekwondo Training Centers dotted around the world.
Thirty international referees attended this important camp to undertake an intensive training program for the London Olympic Games. All of these were selected for the 2012 London Olympic Games, after a rigorous series of selection procedures.
At the first of these, 60 were selected out of 260 invited participants, based on their performance in the three sessions of training camps held in the first half of 2011. These 60 referees officiated at the World and the five Continental qualification tournaments for the London 2012 Olympic Games. 30 of these were then shortlisted based on their performance during these tournaments.
The training program for the 30 Olympic international referees consisted of: Review on General Competition Rules, Review on Penalties, Review on Hand Signals, Review on instant Video Reply, Review on Competition Procedure, Review on Scoring Criteria, Video Analysis, Ethics, Games Management & Scoring Simulations, One-on-One Feedback Sessions with instructors.
Statistics for Olympic Referees for London 2012 Number of International Referees (IR) 30 Number of NOCs of IRs 30 Women IRs 6 (20%) IRs from Asia 9 IRs from Europe 10 IRs from Pan-America 6 IRs from Africa 3 IRs from Oceania 2 Average Age 46
5. WTF REFEREE AND COACH JOINT TRAINING CAMP WTF United and Inspired: Productive Pre-Games Global Gathering for Taekwondo Family
The World Taekwondo Federation’s Referee and Coach Joint Training Camp for the London 2012 Olympic Games was organized on June 8 to 12, 2012, in Suzhou, China. This five-day camp brought together coaches and referees going to the upcoming London 2012 Games, as well as WTF council members from across taekwondo’s 202 national associations.
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The primary goal was to focus the global taekwondo community on delivering a successful Olympic competition - celebrating fair play, sportsmanship and the Olympic spirit. The camp provided a forum for all the delegates to share their hopes and aspirations for London 2012.
The camp was heralded by IOC Vice President, Yu Zaiqing of China as a “novel and significant initiative to ensure the fairness of the Olympic taekwondo competitions.”
WTF President, Dr. Chungwon Choue stressed the importance of the roles of coaches and referees during his speech: “Teach athletes the Olympic values, and then show them how to live them. It doesn’t matter if the color of the medal is gold, silver or bronze. The Olympic dream is bigger than that. Every athlete is a member of our taekwondo family.”
The 5-day forum consisted of exclusive sessions for referees and coaches, as well as referee-coaches and referee-coach-council members joint sessions, in which 30 international Olympic referees, 63 coaches from 39 countries and 22 council members took part.
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III. What’s New For
London 2012 Olympic Games?
1. Overview
2. Protector and Scoring System (PSS)
3. Instant Video Replay (IVR)
4. Other Major Rule Changes Since Beijing 2008 Olympic
Games
‐ Reduction of Contest Area
‐ Introduction of Differentiated Points for Advanced Techniques
‐ Introduction of 10-Second Rule
‐ Point-Deduction Replaced with Point Addition System
‐ Wearing Religious Items Beneath the Head Protector is Officially Allowed
‐ Introduction of Win-by-Point Gap
‐ Monthly WTF World Ranking Released
‐ Taekwondo Demonstration to be Performed on the Olympic Stage
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1. Overview
Since its debut in the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games as a demonstration sport, and its first participation in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games as an official sport, competitive taekwondo has been continuously evolving into a fair, exciting and media-friendly sport with all the demands and expectations associated with any Olympic sport.
Each time it has performed at the Olympic Games, taekwondo has shown progress in both its technical and its operational aspects. Indeed at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the taekwondo competition was staged successfully with the participation of 128 athletes from 64 countries – the largest number of participating countries in taekwondo’s Olympic history.
After the Beijing Olympic Games, the WTF’s efforts to improve taekwondo competitions have continued. It has introduced a series of major changes in its competition rules to further ensure complete fairness and transparency in the judging and enhance its dynamism to make it more appealing to the general audience by adopting cutting-edge technologies and reinforcing the education of its referees and judges.
All “Olympic firsts” that have resulted from such a continued effort are briefly described on the following pages.
2. Protector and Scoring System (PSS)
London 2012 to Become the First Olympic Games Employing PSS for Automatic Scoring
The use of The Protection and Scoring System (PSS) may be considered the most significant step taken by the WTF to ensure fairer competition. This innovative system automatically measures the strength of any kick to the body, and scores it, with the score being transmitted wirelessly and displayed on the electronic board.This automatic scoring system is believed to minimize human error and contribute to the enhanced transparency and fairness of the judging system.
Further, the fact that technical points for turning or back kicks, or kicks to the head are scored by judges might raise doubts about the possibility for human manipulation. However, such a doubt can be immediately dispelled by another backbone underpinning the WTF’s fair and transparent judging mechanism, the Instant Video Replay system (for details of this refer to the article below).
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After the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the WTF accelerated its efforts to conduct field tests of PSS and develop relevant competition protocols.
The WTF employed the PSS at the WTF World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan, in June 2009, for the first time in its history. Four months later, in October, it used this system at the 2009 WTF World Taekwondo Championships held in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The use of PSS at the London 2012 Olympic Games was confirmed in May 2010 and the system has been successfully integrated with the Swiss Timing Scoring system and tested during the “London Prepares” test event.
How Does the PSS Work?
The body protector records a hit and its force. The information is sent to the scoring machine. The point is validated if the hit level is sufficient
Detection and Sensing System
P r o x i m i t y s e n s o r : M a g n e t i c f i e l d b y H a l l e f f e c t
I m p a c t s e n s o r :
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The Hall Effect sensor is a transducer that varies its output voltage in response to changes in the magnetic field. Hall sensors are used for proximity switching, positioning, speed detection, and current sensing applications. In its simplest form, the sensor operates as an analogue transducer, directly returning a voltage. With a known magnetic field, its distance from the Hall plate can be determined. Using groups of sensors, the relative position of the magnet can be deduced.
Mode of Function
The athlete wears a sock containing magnetic material. The radiation interacts with the sensing cable in the trunk protector. The distance for interaction is 0.5 cm, meaning that a valid identification can be registered without direct physical contact. However, there is a score only if the right impact value is registered by the Force/Impact sensor.
3. Instant Video Replay (IVR) Six Cameras to Capture Every Moment with Zero Dead Angle
Instant Video Replay (IVR) will be used for the first time in taekwondo Olympic history. The IVR system allows a coach to request a review for all point-gaining actions which are not scored by PSS and penaltiesi. In particular, for the London Olympic Games, six views including one overhead camera will be installed, ensuring every movement is captured in every angle. At the request of a coach, the review jury, selected from the most highly experienced international referees, will review the action in question and make the final decision.
As The IVR system is integrated with the scoring system and tags all key moments – such as scoring a point or getting a penalty – it can immediately detect such moments at request. In the 2012 London Olympic Games, coaches will have one (1) appeal quota per one athlete throughout the competition. In the medal contests, however, the quota of the former rounds will be reset to be zero and a new appeal quota will be allocated to each coach.
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4. Other Major Rule Changes since Beijing 2008
Olympic Games
Reduction of Contest Area (February 2009)
The contest area has been reduced from 10m x10m to 8m x 8m to ensure athletes do not run away and avoid the fight. As athletes are subject to receiving a warning penalty when both feet cross the boundary line, athletes now need to be physically stronger (more active during the match) to adapt to the new rule changes.
Introduction of Differentiated Points for Advanced Techniques
A technically and aesthetically important aspect of taekwondo is the use of spectacular foot techniques. To encourage athletes to perform more technically demanding kicks, differentiated points are now given to kicks of diverse techniques.
- 2 points for valid turning kick to the body (February 2009)
- 3 points for valid kick to the head (February 2009)
- 4 points for valid turning kick to the head (October 2010)
Introduction of 10-Second Rule (February 2010)
Taekwondo competition was seen as ‘boring’ when the winning athlete would avoid engagement in fight and stall. The 10-second rule was introduced to ensure the athlete is no longer able to avoid the fight. After the referee declares ‘fight’, defensive athletes receive a warning penalty. This change is considered one of the key factors in making taekwondo more dynamic and exciting.
Point Deduction Replaced with Point Addition System
Before the rule changes, when competitors get one deduction penalty or two warning penalties, one point used to be deducted from the final point scored. Sometimes, the final scores ended up as -3:-2, which caused confusion amongst spectators about the match results.
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To make the point system easier for spectators and the audience to understand, the rule was revised so that the penalty point is awarded to the opponent as an additional point, instead of it being deducted from the penalized athlete.
Wearing of Religious Items Beneath the Head Protector is Officially Allowed
Taekwondo’s popularity is global. To ensure no one is deprived of the right to enjoy the sport and participate in competitions due to his or her religion, the relevant rules were changed to allow the wearing of religious items, such as a hijab, beneath the head protector. With this change, a significant number of Muslim female athletes were able to participate in national and international taekwondo competitions without restrictions.
Introduction of Win-by-Point Gap (October 2010)
Due to its nature as a contact sport, there were concerns over the safety of athletes when the technical gap between two competitors is too wide. Therefore now the match will finish when a 12-point difference has occurred between two competitors by the end of the 2nd round, or at any time during the 3rd round.
Monthly WTF World Ranking Released (June 2009)
The WTF introduced the WTF World Rankings from January 2009 in senior Kyorugi (sparring) and began releasing them in June 2009. Top-ranked athletes are seeded for WTF’s major international events based on the WTF World Rankings.
Taekwondo Demonstration to be Performed on the Olympic Stage
A 15-minute taekwondo demonstration will be staged between repechage matches and final matches every day during the four-day taekwondo competition at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
It will mark the first occasion for a taekwondo demonstration to be staged at the Olympic taekwondo venue. The IOC approved this plan in June 2010 and it has received strong support from the London Organizing Committee.
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IV. Athletes’ Information
1. Past Medal Winners
2. Medals by NOCs
3. Athletes’ Profiles
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Medalists of previous Olympic Games – Taekwondo (2000 – 2008)
Male under 58kg
Year Location Michalis MOUROUTSOS 2000 Sydney (AUS) Gabriel ESPARZA (ESP) Chih Hsiung HUANG (TPE) (GRE) 2004 Athens (GRE) Mu Yen CHU (TPE) Oscar SALAZAR (MEX) Tamer BAYOUMI (EGY) Yulis Gabriel MERCEDES Rohullah NIKPAI (AFG) 2008 Beijing (CHN) Guillermo PEREZ (MEX) (DOM) Mu-Yen CHU (TPE)
Male Under 68kg
Year Location 2000 Sydney (AUS) Steven LOPEZ (USA) Joon-Sik SHIN (KOR) Hadi SAEI (IRI) 2004 Athens (GRE) Hadi SAEI (IRI) Chih Hsiung HUANG (TPE) Myeong-Seob SONG (KOR) Yu-Chi SUNG (TPE) 2008 Beijing (CHN) Tae Jin SON (KOR) Mark LOPEZ (USA) Servet TAZEGUL (TUR)
Male Under 80kg
Year Location 2000 Sydney (AUS) Angel MATOS (CUB) Faissal EBNOUTALIB (GER) Victor ESTRADA (MEX) 2004 Athens (GRE) Steven LOPEZ (USA) Bahri TANRIKULU (TUR) Yossef KARAMI (IRI) Steven LOPEZ (USA) 2008 Beijing (CHN) Hadi SAEI (IRI) Mauro SARMIENTO (ITA) Guo ZHU (CHN)
Male Over 80kg
Year Location 2000 Sydney (AUS) Kyong Hun KIM (KOR) Daniel TRENTON (AUS) Pascal GENTIL (FRA) Alexandros NIKOLAIDIS 2004 Athens (GRE) Dae Sung MOON (KOR) Pascal GENTIL (FRA) (GRE) Chika Yagazie CHUKWUMERUE Alexandros NIKOLAIDIS 2008 Beijing (CHN) Dong Min CHA (KOR) (NGR) (GRE) Arman CHILMANOV (KAZ)
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Year Location 2000 Sydney (AUS) Lauren BURNS (AUS) Urbia MELENDEZ (CUB) Shu Ju CHI (TPE) 2004 Athens (GRE) Chen Chih HSIN (TPE) Yanelis LABRADA (CUB) Boorapolchai YAOWAPA (THA) Daila CONTRERAS RIVERO 2008 Beijing (CHN) Jingyu WO (CHN) Buttree PUEDPONG (THA) (VEN) Daynellis MONTEJO (CUB)
Female Under 57kg
Year Location 2000 Sydney (AUS) Jae Eun CHUNG (KOR) Hieu Ngan TRAN (VIE) Hamide TOSUN (TUR) 2004 Athens (GRE) Ji Won JANG (KOR) Nia ABDALLAH (USA) Iridia SALAZAR (MEX) Martina ZUBCIC (CRO) 2008 Beijing (CHN) Su Jeong LIM (KOR) Azize MANRIKULU (TUR) Diana LOPEZ (USA)
Female Under 67kg
Year Location 2000 Sydney (AUS) Sun Hee LEE (KOR) Trude GUNDERSEN (NOR) Yoriko OKAMOTO (JPN) 2004 Athens (GRE) Wei LUO (CHN) Elli MISTAKIDOU (GRE) Kyoung Sun HWANG (KOR) Gwladys Patience EPANGUE 2008 Beijing (CHN) Kyung Sun HWANG (KOR) Karine SERGERIE (CAN) (FRA) Sandra SARIC (CRO)
Female Over 67kg
Year Location 2000 Sydney (AUS) Zhong CHEN (CHN) Natalia IVANOVA (RUS) Dominique BOSSHART (CAN) 2004 Athens (GRE) Zhong CHEN (CHN) Myriam BAVEREL (FRA) Adriana CARMONA (VEN) Maria del Rosario Sarah STEVENSON* (GBR) 2008 Beijing (CHN) Nina SOLHEIM (NOR) ESPINOZA (MEX) Natalia FALAVIGNA (BRA)
*Sarah STEVENSON’s match result against Zhong CHEN (CHN) was reversed after a successful protest appeal by GBR
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2. Medals by NOCs at the previous Olympic Games Taekwond (2000 – 2008)
Men Women TOTAL NOC Code NOC TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL KOR South Korea 4 1 1 6 5 0 1 6 9 1 2 12 CHN China 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 4 4 0 1 5 TPE Chinese Taipei 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 2 2 1 4 7 USA United States 2 1 1 4 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 6 CUB Cuba 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 1 2 1 4 GRE Greece 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 4 AUS Australia 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 IRI Iran 2 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 FRA France 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 4 MEX Mexico 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 2 2 1 2 5 TUR Turkey 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 4 GER Germany 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 NOR Norway 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 RUS Russia 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ESP Spain 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 VIE Vietnam 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 CAN Canada 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 EGY Egypt 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 JPN Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 THA Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 VEN Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 DOM Dominican Republic 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 ITA Italy 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 AFG Afghanistan 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 KAZ Kazakhstan 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 NGR Nigeria 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 CRO Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 GBR Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 BRA Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 29 NOCs TOTAL 12 12 16 40 12 12 16 40 24 24 32 80
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3. Athletes Profile Male under 58kg In Spotlight
Name Joel GONZALEZ
Nationality Spain
Date of Birth September 30, 1989
Name Chen Yang WEI
Nationality Chinese Taipei
Date of Birth February 23, 1992
Name Pen-ek KARAKET
Nationality Thailand
Date of Birth March 18, 1990
Name Dae-Hoon LEE
Nationality Republic of Korea
Date of Birth February 5, 1992
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Contenders
Name Mokdad EL YAMINE
Nationality Algeria
Date of Birth July 13, 1986
Name Safwan KHALIL
Nationality Australia
Date of Birth May 15,1986
Name Oscar MUNOZ
Nationality Colombia
Date of Birth May 9 1993
Name Oviedo HEINER
Nationality Costa Rica
Date of Birth December 28 1988
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Name Yulis Gabriel MERCEDES Nationality Dominican Republic Date of Birth November 12 1979
Name Tamer BAYOUMI
Nationality Egypt
Date of Birth April 12, 1982
Name Nursultan MAMAYEV
Nationality Kazakhstan
Date of Birth June 27, 1993
Name Diego GARCIA DE LEON
Nationality Mexico
Date of Birth February 2, 1990
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Name Alexey DENISENKO
Nationality Russia
Date of Birth August 30, 1993
Name Uno SANLI Nationality Sweden Date of Birth January 5, 1989
Name Le Huynh CHAU
Nationality Vietnam
Date of Birth November 13,1987
Name Tameem AL-KUBATI
Nationality Yemen
Date of Birth January 1, 1989
46 Male under 68kg
In Spotlight
Name Servet TAZEGUL
Nationality Turkey
Date of Birth September 26 1988
• Gold medal at World qualification for 2012 London Olympic Games • Gold medal at 2012 European Championships • Arguably the most talented and exciting taekwondo athlete; MVP of 2011 World Championships
Motamed Mohammad Name BAGHERI Nationality Iran
Date of Birth January 24, 1986
Name Mohammad ABULIBDEH
Nationality Jordan
Date of Birth October 22, 1983
Name Rohullah NIKPAI Nationality Afghanistan Date of Birth June 15, 1988
47 Male under 68kg
Contenders
Name Diogo SILVA
Nationality Brazil
Date of Birth March 7, 1982
Name Patrick BOUI
Nationality Central African Republic
Date of Birth June 28, 1988
Name Martin STAMPER
Nationality Great Britain
Date of Birth August 21, 1986
Name Erick OSORNIO NUNEZ
Nationality Mexico Date of Birth March 5, 1983
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Male under 68kg
Contenders
Name Logan CAMPBELL
Nationality New Zealand
Date of Birth June 7,1986
Name Isah Adam MOHAMMAD
Nationality Nigeria
Date of Birth April 22, 1987
Name Peter LOPEZ
Nationality Peru
Date of Birth September 23, 1981
Name Michal LONIEWSKI
Nationality Poland
Date of Birth October 22, 1988
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Male under 68kg
Contenders
Name Damir FEJZIC
Nationality Serbia
Date of Birth April 16, 1994
Name Hryhorii HUSAROV
Nationality Ukraine
Date of Birth September 7, 1993
Name Terrence JENNINGS
Nationality USA
Date of Birth July 28, 1986
Name Dmitriy KIM
Nationality Uzbekistan
Date of Birth October 7, 1989
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Male under 80kg
In Spotlight
Name Ramin AZIZOV
Nationality Azerbaijan
Date of Birth February 8, 1988
Name Issam CHERNOUBI
Nationality Morocco
Date of Birth December 17, 1987
Name Steven LOPEZ
Nationality USA
Date of Birth November 9, 1978
Name Yousef KARAMI
Nationality Iran
Date of Birth March 22, 1983
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Male under 80kg
Contenders
Name Nesar Ahmad BAHAVE
Nationality Afghanistan
Date of Birth March 27, 1984
• Silver medal at 2007 WTF World Championships • Gold medal at Asian qualification for 2012 London Olympic Games
Name Sebastian CRISMANICH
Nationality Argentina
Date of Birth October 30, 1986
Name Arman YEREMYAN
Nationality Armenia
Date of Birth January 29, 1986
Name Sebastien MICHAUD
Nationality Canada
Date of Birth May 7, 1987
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Male under 80kg
Contenders
Name Ahmed ABDELRAHMAN
Nationality Egypt
Date of Birth October 7, 1988
Name Muhammad LUTALO
Nationality Great Britain
Date of Birth June 3, 1991
Name Mauro SARMIENTO
Nationality Italy
Date of Birth April 10, 1983
Name Rasul ABDURAIM
Nationality Kyrgyzstan
Date of Birth December 12, 1988
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Male under 80kg
Contenders
Name Tommy MOLLET
Nationality Netherlands
Date of Birth March 29, 1979
Name Vaughn SCOTT
Nationality New Zealand
Date of Birth January 11, 1990
Name Nicolas GARCIA HEMME
Nationality Spain
Date of Birth June 20, 1988
Name Farkhod NEGMATOV
Nationality Tajikistan
Date of Birth November 22, 1989
54 Male over 80kg
In Spotlight
Name Dongmin CHA
Nationality Republic of Korea
Date of Birth August 24, 1986
Name Robelis DESPAIGNE
Nationality Cuba
Date of Birth August 9, 1988
Name Bahri TANRIKULU
Nationality Turkey
Date of Birth March 16, 1980
Name Gadzhi UMAROV
Nationality Russia
Date of Birth May 6, 1985
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Male over 80kg
Contenders
Name Francois COULOMBE FORTIER
Nationality Canada
Date of Birth November 15, 1984
Name Xiao Bo LIU
Nationality China
Date of Birth January 16, 1984
Name Anthony OBAME
Nationality Gabon
Date of Birth September 10, 1988
Name Alexandros NIKOLAIDIS
Nationality Greece
Date of Birth October 17, 1979
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Male over 80kg
Contenders
Name Carlo MOLFETTA
Nationality Italy
Date of Birth February 15, 1984
Name Kenneth EDWARDS
Nationality Jamaica
Date of Birth December 30, 1985
Name Daba Modibo KEITA
Nationality Mali
Date of Birth April 5, 1981
Name Chika Yagazie CHUKWUMERIJE
Nationality Nigeria
Date of Birth December 30, 1983
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Male over 80kg
Contenders
Name Kaino THOMSEN
Nationality Samoa
Date of Birth May 12, 1991
Name Ivan TRAJKOVIC
Nationality Slovenia
Date of Birth September 1, 1991
Name Alisher GULOV Nationality Tajikistan Date of Birth August 24, 1989
Name Akmal IRGASHEV
Nationality Uzbekistan
Date of Birth December 16,1982
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Female under 49kg
In Spotlight
Name Jing Yu WU
Nationality China
Date of Birth February, 1 1987
Name Shu Chun YANG
Nationality Chinese Taipei
Date of Birth October 26, 1985
Name Brigitte YAGUE
Nationality Spain
Date of Birth March 15,1981
Name Jannet ALEGRIA PENA
Nationality Mexico
Date of Birth August 30, 1987
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Female under 49kg
Contenders
Name Carola LOPEZ Nationality Argentina Date of Birth April 17,1982
Name Catherine KANG
Nationality Central Africa
Date of Birth September 25, 1987
Name Lucija ZANINOVIC
Nationality Croatia
Date of Birth June 26,1987
Name Sumeyye GULEC MANZ
Nationality Germany
Date of Birth October 30,1989
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Female under 49kg
Contenders
Name Elizabeth ZAMORA
Nationality Guatemala
Date of Birth May 11, 1993
Name Erika KASAHARA
Nationality Japan
Date of Birth October 3, 1990
Name Raya HATAHET
Nationality Jordan
Date of Birth December 26, 1989
Name Sanaa ATABROUR
Nationality Morocco
Date of Birth February 28, 1989
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Female under 49kg
Contenders
Name Carolen CARSTENS
Nationality Panama
Date of Birth January 18,1996
Name Theresa TONA
Nationality Papua New Guinea
Date of Birth January 21, 1991
Name Kristina KIM
Nationality Russia
Date of Birth September 4, 1986
Name Chanapa SONKHAM
Nationality Thailand
Date of Birth March 1,1991
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Female under 57kg
In Spotlight
Name Li-Cheng TSENG
Nationality Chinese Taipei
Date of Birth December 26, 1986
Name Yuzhuo HOU
Nationality China
Date of Birth November 14, 1987
Name Ana ZANINOVIC
Nationality Croatia
Date of Birth June 26, 1987
Name Jade JONES
Nationality Great Britain
Date of Birth March 21,1993
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Contenders
Name Yeny CONTRERAS
Nationality Chile
Date of Birth August 2,1979
Name Nidia MUNOZ
Nationality Cuba
Date of Birth May 8,1991
Name Hedaya WAHBA
Nationality Egypt
Date of Birth April 21, 1993
Name Suvi MIKKONEN
Nationality Finland
Date of Birth July 11, 1988
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Female under 57kg
Contenders
Name Marlene HARNOIS
Nationality France
Date of Birth October 22, 1986
Name Mayu HAMADA
Nationality Japan
Date of Birth January 31,1994
Name Andrea PAOLI
Nationality Lebanon
Date of Birth May 2, 1992
Name Robin CHEONG
Nationality New Zealand
Date of Birth December 16, 1988
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Female under 57kg
Contenders
Name Bineta DIEDHIOU
Nationality Senegal
Date of Birth January 8, 1986
Name Dragana GLADOVIC
Nationality Serbia
Date of Birth July 27,1992
Name Rangsiya NISAISOM
Nationality Thailand
Date of Birth June 11, 1994
Name Diana LOPEZ
Nationality USA
Date of Birth January 7,1984
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In Spotlight
Name Seham EL SAWALHY
Nationality Egypt
Date of Birth April 14,1991
• Current No.1 of this division who is expected to be first ever female Egyptian Olympic medalist in taekwondo
Name Kyungseon HWANG
Nationality Korea
Date of Birth May 21, 1986
Name Nur TATAR
Nationality Turkey
Date of Birth August 16, 1992
Name Sarah STEVENSON
Nationality Great Britain
Date of Birth March 30, 1983
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Contenders
Name Carmen MARTON
Nationality Australia
Date of Birth June 30,1986
Name Farida AZIZOVA
Nationality Azerbaijan
Date of Birth June 6, 1995
Name Karine SERGERIE
Nationality Canada
Date of Birth February 1, 1985
Name Ruth Marie GBAGBI
Nationality Cote d'Ivoire
Date of Birth February 7, 1994
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Female under 67kg
Contenders
Name Helena FROMM
Nationality Germany
Date of Birth August 5, 1987
Name Andrea ST.BERNARD
Nationality Grenada
Date of Birth October 2, 1979
Name Sousan HAJIPOURGOLI
Nationality Iran
Date of Birth September 28, 1990
Name Gulnafis AITMUKHAMBETOVA
Nationality Kazakhstan
Date of Birth February 2, 1988
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Female under 67kg
Contenders
Name Franka Anic
Nationality Slovenia
Date of Birth February 5, 1991
Name Elin JOHANSSON
Nationality Sweden
Date of Birth August 5, 1990
Name Paige MCPHERSON
Nationality USA
Date of Birth October 1, 1990
Name Dieu Linh CHU HOANG
Nationality Vietnam
Date of Birth January 11, 1994
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In Spotlight
Name Maria del Rosario ESPINOZA
Nationality Mexico
Date of Birth November 29,1987
Name Anastasia BARYSHNIKOVA
Nationality Russia
Date of Birth December 19 1990
Name Natalia FALAVIGNA
Nationality Brazil
Date of Birth May 9, 1984
Name In-Jong LEE
Nationality Korea
Date of Birth August 2,1982
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Contenders
Name Davin SORN Nationality Cambodia Date of Birth February 6, 1992
Name Glehnis HERNANDEZ
Nationality Cuba
Date of Birth October 7, 1990
Name Anne-Caroline GRAFFE
Nationality France
Date of Birth February 12, 1986
Name Nadin DAWANI
Nationality Jordan
Date of Birth April 20, 1988
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Female over 67kg
Contenders
Name Feruza YERGESHOVA
Nationality Kazakhstan
Date of Birth November 17, 1991
Name Wiam DISLAM
Nationality Morocco
Date of Birth October 22, 1987
Name Crawley TALITIGA
Nationality Samoa
Date of Birth August 29, 1991
Name Milica MANDIC
Nationality Serbia
Date of Birth December 6,1991
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Female over 67kg
Contenders
Name Nusa RAJHER
Nationality Slovenia
Date of Birth July 20, 1983
Name Khaoula BEN HAMZA
Nationality Tunisia
Date of Birth May 18, 1981
Name Maryna KONIEVA
Nationality Ukraine
Date of Birth October 19, 1987
Name Natalya MAMATOVA
Nationality Uzbekistan
Date of Birth September 20, 1985
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V. Did You Know?
In competitive taekwondo, there are three athletes who have competed in 4 consecutive Olympics - Steven LOPEZ (USA, male under 80kg), Sarah STEVENSON (GB, female under 67kg) and Alexandros NIKOLAIDIS (GRE, male over 80kg).
‐ Steven LOPEZ is the only athlete who has won the World Championships 5 times and has won a medal in each of the Olympic Games that he has participated in (gold in 2000 Sydney, gold in 2004 Athens and bronze in 2008 Beijing)
‐ Alexandros NIKOLAIDIS is the only athlete who has won silver medals in consecutive Olympic Games (2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing) ‐ Sarah STEVENSON is the only woman who has competed in 4 consecutive Olympics. She won a bronze medal in 2008 Beijing.
• The youngest taekwondo athlete competing at London 2012 is Carolen CARSTENS from Panama, (female under 49kg). Born on the 18th January, 1996, she is only 16 years old!
• The oldest taekwondo athlete competing at London 2012 is Steven LOPEZ from the United States of America (male under 80kg). Born on the 9th November, 1978, he is 33 years old.
• 11 National Olympic committees will be participating in their first Olympic taekwondo competition: - Europe: Serbia and Armenia - Asia: Cambodia, Lebanon and Tajikistan - Pan-America: Grenada, Jamaica and Panama - Oceania: Samoa - Africa: Algeria and Central African Republic
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• There are 4 participants from the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games who are competing in London 2012. They are Jade JONES (Great Britain), Nursultan MAMAYEV (Kazakhstan), Ruth Marie GBAGBI (Cote d’Ivoire), and Dana TOURAN (Jordan).
• Jade JONES is a gold medalist while Nursultan MAMAYEV and Dana TOURAN are silver medalists at the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games.
• London 2012 will be the first Olympic Games in which twins will be participating in the taekwondo competition. They are Ana (women under 57kg) and Lucija ZANINOVIC (women under 49kg) of Croatia.
• 16 Recipients of the Olympic Solidarity Scholarship will be participating in the taekwondo competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games :
Continent Country First Name Last name
Africa Central African David-Sylvere-Patrick BOUI
Republic
Mali Daba Modibo KEITA
Nigeria Chika CHUKWUMERIJE Sénégal Bineta DIEDHIOU
Tunisie Khaoula BEN HAMZA
Asia Cambodia Davin SORN Jordan Dana TOURAN
Lebanon Andrea PAOLI
Tajikistan Alisher GULOV
Tajikistan Farkhod NEGMATOV
Yemen Tameem Mohammed AL-KUBATI Europe Armenia Arman YEREMYAN Italie Carlo MOLFETTA Slovenia Nusa RAJHER Turkey Servet TAZEGUL Turkey Nur TATAR
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• Joel GONZALEZ (Spain, male under 58kg) is the highest-ranking point holder (263.26) and also has become Spain's first taekwondo athlete to sign a contract with Nike, the multinational sportswear manufacturer.
• An Aussie taekwondo couple are ready for London! - Safwan KHALIL (Australia, men under 58kg) and his fiancée, Carmen MARTON (Australia, women under 67kg), will be competing in London 2012. Keeping it in the family even further, Khalil’s coach is his big brother.
• Rohullah NIKPAI from Afghanistan (male under 68kg), the winner of the first ever Olympic medal for Afghanistan, will be competing in his second Olympiad in London.
• Europe has reaffirmed its dominance in taekwondo! Europe took 39 out of 128 quota places, followed by Asia with 37, Pan America with 27, Africa with 17 and Oceania with 8.
• 30 International Referees will officiate at the taekwondo competition in London 2012.
• Of the 128 taekwondo athletes competing at the London 2012 Olympic Games, 40 have participated in at least one previous Olympic Games.
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VI. Olympic Standing Procedures
WORLD TAEKWONDO FEDERATION
STANDING PROCEDURES
FOR TAEKWONDO COMPETITION AT OLYMPIC GAMES
IN FORCE AS OF APRIL 2, 2012
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Standing Procedures:
Table of Contents
Article 1 Purpose 80
Article 2 Competition Area 80
Article 3 Weight Divisions 80
Article 4 Head of Team Meeting and Drawing Lots 81
Article 5 Competition Method 82
Article 6 Technical Officials 84
Article 7 Appeal 85
Article 8 Test Event 86
Article 9 Criteria for Quota Allocation for the Olympic Games 86
Article 10 Doping Test 89
Article 11 Fill-Up Quota Procedure 90
Article 12 Entry Procedures 90
Article 13 Other Matters 91
Appendix1 Qualification System for London 2012 Olympic Games Taekwondo Competition
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Article 1:
Purpose
The purpose of this Standing Procedure, hereinafter known as the “Procedure,” is to manage fairly and smoothly all matters pertaining to the taekwondo competition at the Olympic Games, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the World Taekwondo Federation, hereinafter known as “WTF Rules,” and the Competition Rules of the WTF, hereinafter known as the “WTF Competition Rules.”
Organizing Committees of the Olympic Games (“OCOGs”) should refer to the most up-to- date WTF Rules and WTF Competition Rules for more detailed explanation of the Articles stated in the Procedure.
Article 2:
Competition Area
The Competition Area (one court) for the Olympic Games shall be installed on a platform 1m high from the base, and the outer part of the Boundary Line shall be over 2m wide. The outer part of the platform shall be inclined at a gradient of less than 30 degrees for the safety of the contestants.
Article 3:
Weight Divisions
Weight divisions at the Olympic Games are divided as follows:
MALE DIVISION FEMALE DIVISION
Under 58kg Not exceeding 58kg Under 49 kg Not exceeding 49kg
Under 68kg Over 58kg & not exceeding Under 57kg Over 49kg & not 68kg exceeding 57kg
Under 80kg Over 68kg & not exceeding Under 67kg Over 57kg & not 80kg exceeding 67kg
Over 80kg Over 80kg Over 67kg Over 67kg
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Article 4:
Head of Team Meeting and Drawing Lots
4.1 Head of team meeting and drawing of lots shall be conducted under the joint control of the Technical Delegate of the WTF and the OCOGs two (2) days prior to the first competition day.
4.2 Based on the WTF World Ranking as of July 1, 2012, top eight (8) athletes will be seeded in the order of their ranks, while the rest of the athletes will be drawn randomly.
* Ranking points annual deduction rules shall not be applied until the last Continental Qualification Tournament. Right after the last Continental Qualification Tournament, the total points of each athlete will be deducted by 25%.
4.3 There shall be no redraw even if two athletes are both disqualified in same bracket.
4.4 The seeded athletes of each weight division will be announced on WTF website at the earliest on July 10, 2012, after completion of entry submission process. In principle, 50% of the contestants shall be seeded. However, this number may be decreased to seven (7) for the weight division in which the host NOC chooses to participate. If the athlete from the host nation has not been seeded within the first 4 places based on his/her World Ranking, he/she will be seeded at the position of the 4th.
The national federation of the host nation may choose not to be automatically seeded. In this case, the request must be made to the WTF by no later than May 31, 2012. Relinquishing the automatically seeded places shall be applied to all automatically seeded athletes. The number of seeded athletes in the concerned weight division may be increased from seven (7) to eight (8) as the athlete from the host country will be drawn randomly.
4.5 After the announcement of seeded athletes, there shall be, in principle, no change of seeding order. In the case that the seeded athletes cannot compete due to some reasons, the next highest seeded athlete will take up the position, and so forth. Once the list of seeded athletes is handed over to the LOCOG - at
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the latest 1 hour before the draw - there shall be no further change of seeded athletes.
Article 5:
Competition Method
5.1 Taekwondo competition at the Olympic Games shall be conducted in a single elimination tournament system with repêchage for the bronze medal contest. The winner of the final contest will receive the gold medal and the loser will receive the silver medal.
The repêchage shall be conducted among all contestants who lost to the two finalists in the elimination phase. In the repêchage, the losers of the semifinals during the elimination phase will be seeded directly to each of the repêchage finals, but on the opposite sides of the bracket. Other losers will advance to the repêchage unseeded, at the same side of the bracket in which they contested during the elimination phase.
The two winners of the repêchage finals (Bronze medal contests) will each receive a bronze medal.
The contestants who have been disqualified from the tournament based on disciplinary decisions from Competition Supervisory Board cannot advance to Repechage.
5.2 In the event of a tied score, a 4th round of two minutes, also known as the sudden death round, will be conducted after a minute of rest following the 3rd round. Any points, be it Gam-jeom or Kyong-go, from the previous three rounds shall not be taken into consideration in the sudden death round.
When a contestant scores the first point in the sudden death round, he or she shall be declared the winner. When a contestant receives a Gam-jeom in the sudden death round, the opponent shall be declared as the winner.
In the event of a tied score after the end of the sudden death round, the winner shall be decided based on a decision of superiority by all refereeing officials for
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the initiatives shown in the sudden death round.
5.3 Official standing of each division shall be as follows:
. 1st place (Gold medalist): winner of the final contest
. 2nd place (Silver medalist): loser of the final contest
. 3rd place (Bronze medalists): winners of the finals of repechage (bronze medal contest) . 5th place: losers to the bronze medalists at the repechage final (bronze medal contest) . 7th place: losers to the 5th placed contestant at the repechage
. 9th place: quarterfinalists who fail to advance either to semi-finals or repechage . 11th place: contestants who lost at the preliminary phase and fail to advance to repechage . Next position after 11th places athletes: Contestants who have not passed weigh-in or have been disqualified from the tournament.
5.4 In the case that both the contestants are disqualified from the tournament, following measures shall be taken.
In the case that the above situation happens in one of the semifinals, the losers to the two disqualified semi-finalists in the round of 16 shall advance to repechage in the same side of bracket to compete against each other. Additionally, both losers to the two disqualified semi-finalists at the quarterfinal round shall advance to the repechage in the opposite bracket to compete against each other. Consequently, the number of repechage matches including bronze medal contests may be subject to change based on the situation.
The winner of the other semifinal contest shall be automatically declared the winner of that particular weight division without further contest, as no contestant from the match of the two disqualified contestants shall advance to the final. In this case, no 2nd place award shall be given. The contestant who lost to the advancing finalist in the (clean) semifinal will be awarded a “bye” and seeded directly to the bronze medal contest (repechage final) on the opposite side of the bracket. The losers in both the round of 16 and the quarter-final matches of the winner of the weight class shall advance to the repechage on the same sides of the bracket.
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Article 6:
Technical Officials
6.1 International Technical Officials (ITOs), to be appointed by the WTF, are divided into Technical Delegates (TD), Technical Controllers (TC), Competition Supervisory Board (CSB), Review Jury (RJ) and International Referees (IR), while National Technical Officials (NTOs) are appointed by the OCOG. The number of NTOs requires the approval of the WTF.
6.2 The roles of Technical Delegates (TD) are to ensure that the WTF Competition Rules are complied with and preside over the Head of Team Meeting and Drawing of Lots. Technical Delegates shall review and approve contingency plans developed by the OCOG, and make final decisions on such cases. TDs are also responsible for reviewing and approving the referee assignment.
As per any situation which is not prescribed either in WTF Competition Rules or Standing Procedure, WTF Technical Delegate will make a decision and the decision shall be final.
6.2 The roles of Technical Delegates (TD) are to ensure that the WTF Competition Rules are complied with and preside over the Head of Team Meeting and Drawing of Lots. Technical Delegates shall review and approve contingency plans developed by the OCOG, and make final decisions on such cases. TDs are also responsible for reviewing and approving the referee assignment.
As per any situation which is not prescribed either in WTF Competition Rules or Standing Procedure, WTF Technical Delegate will make a decision and the decision shall be final.
6.3 The roles of Technical Controllers (TC) are to ensure the competition runs according to the schedule and to cooperate with the stakeholders of the taekwondo competition such as ORIS, OCOG Technology, Sport Presentation and OBS, in close communication with OCOG Competition Manager. TCs are also responsible for issuing ‘Official Communication” for the cases that shall be released. TCs are also responsible for overseeing and approving the equipment and the results of the weigh-in.
6.4 The roles of the Competition Supervisory Board (CSB) are to evaluate the performances of referees, judges and the review jury and take relevant
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disciplinary actions against those who make misjudgments. CSB shall serve as an Extraordinary Sanctions Committee to take disciplinary actions for athletes and/or team officials who have misbehaved and/or violate the rules of the WTF throughout the tournament, including but not limited to, disqualification from the Olympic Games Taekwondo Competition. In addition, CSB members are responsible for assisting Technical Delegate(s) in medical matters, competition, etc.
6.5 The roles of the Review Jury (RJ) are to operate the Instant Video Replay system (IVR) upon request for review from the coach, and make decisions on whether to accept or reject the request. RJ’s decision is final and there shall be no further appeal from both coaches.
6.6 The roles of the International Referees (IR) are to officiate the competition. Roles of IRs are divided into Referee, Judge and Technical Assistants. In addition, IRs are responsible for conducting weigh-in and inspection with assistance of National Technical Officials.
Article 7: Appeal
7.1 In the case that there is an objection from a coach to a judgment of the refereeing officials during the contest, the coach can make a request to the center referee for an immediate review of the video replay.
7.2 When the coach appeals, the center referee will approach the coach and ask the reason for the appeal. The scope of the appeal for a video replay is limited to the errors of the center referee in the application of Competition Rules, points scored by the judges, and penalties. Any appeal shall not be admissible on any points scored by foot, or fist attacks on the trunk, regardless of the use of PSS, except the technical points given to attacks to the trunk in case of using PSS. The scope of the Instant Video Replay request is limited to only one action which has occurred within five (5) seconds from the moment of the coach’s request. Once the coach raises the blue or red card to request for Instant Video Replay, it will be considered that the coach has used his/her allocated appeal under any circumstance. A request after the end of the round shall not be accepted except in the Sudden Death Round, and in the situation where the concerned action had taken place within five (5) seconds before completion of
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the round.
7.3 The center referee shall request the Review Jury to review the Instant Video Replay.
7.4 After review of the Instant Video Replay, the Review Jury shall inform the center referee of the final decision. The decision of the Review Jury shall be made within one (1) minute after the appeal has been reported to the Review Jury.
7.5 Each coach shall be allocated one (1) appeal to request an Instant Video Replay request per contest. If the appeal is successful and the contested point is corrected, the coach shall retain the appeal right for the pertinent contest and carry on the appeal quota to the next contest.
7.6 A coach will be given one (1) appeal quota per athlete from the preliminary round till the medal contests. After all matches are completed before the medal contests, the record of appeal quota shall be reset and one (1) appeal quota will be newly given to a coach per athlete who advances to medal contest.
7.7 The decision of the Review Jury is final; no further appeals will be accepted during or after the contest.
Article 8:
Test Event
The three main objectives of the Test Events are to test the competition venue, in particular the Field of Play (“FOP”) and all the athlete facilities. They help to train, coordinate and evaluate staff, contractors (if in place) and volunteer performances in an event environment; to develop an effective integrated team structure, and to evaluate the performance of the technology systems and processes supporting all functional aspects of the venues and the overall Games environment. In principle, countries that have qualified for participation in the taekwondo competition at the Olympic Games are permitted to take part in the test event. Nonetheless, the WTF may select the participating countries, as the case may be.
Article 9:
Criteria for Quota Allocation for the Olympic Games
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9.1 The WTF shall conduct world and continental taekwondo qualification tournaments to determine the distribution of athlete quotas allotted to the WTF. The host country of all qualification tournaments shall be selected by the WTF Council.
9.2 For all editions of the Olympic Games, a country, including the host nation, may enter a maximum of two (2) male and two (2) female contestants, with one contestant per weight category. Host NOC has right to choose the maximum two (2) men and two (2) women contestants before the start of the WTF World Qualification Tournament. Once the host NOC confirms to the WTF its choice of weight divisions, it cannot change the weight divisions under any circumstances after the decision.
9.3 The allocation of wild cards shall be agreed upon between the parties that comprise the Tripartite Commission; the International Olympic Committee (“IOC”), the Association of National Olympic Committees (“ANOC”) and the WTF. Two men and two women shall be allocated in the weight divisions which were not chosen by the host NOC. After allocation of wild cards, the number of contestants of all weight divisions shall be same.
9.4 The weight categories that an NOC has qualified for at the world and continental taekwondo qualification tournaments are attributed to the NOC, rather than to the contestants who participated in the tournaments.
9.5 World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament
9.5.1 In the World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament, the top three ranked contestants from each weight category will qualify their NOC for the Olympic Games. The two finalists will qualify their NOCs regardless of the result of the final match. The 3rd place will be determined by an extra contest between the two losers to the finalists. The winner will be the 3rd and the loser will be the 4th. The loser to the 1st place at quarterfinal will be classified as the 5th place, while the loser to the 2nd place at quarterfinal will be classified as the 6th place, and so forth.
9.5.2 In the event that any of the qualified contestants was found to have committed a doping offence that constitutes a violation of any of the provisions of the Anti-Doping Code of the World Anti-Doping Agency and other appropriate anti-doping codes (“Anti-Doping Codes”), the next highest ranked contestant(s) who did not qualify for the Olympic
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Games in the first place will qualify as the substitute contestant(s).
9.5.3 The qualified NOCs will be issued with certificates verifying the pertinent weight categories that they have qualified for at the Olympic Games. In addition, such certificates will be issued to NOCs that have substitute contestants (i.e. 4th and 5th ranked contestants for World, Asian, European and Pan-American qualification tournament, 3rd and
th nd 4 ranked contestants for African qualification tournament and 2 ranked contestant for Oceania qualification tournament).
9.6 Continental Taekwondo Qualification Tournament
9.6.1 The WTF in cooperation with each of the five continental taekwondo unions of Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania and Pan America shall conduct the Continental Taekwondo Qualification Tournament, and the quota for each continent will be allocated by the WTF.
9.6.2 The procedure to allot the continental quota for the Olympic Games is based on criteria such as, but not limited to, the number of member countries belonging to each continental taekwondo union, precedents, past results at the Olympic Games and WTF-Promoted Championships and development of taekwondo in the continent, etc.
The top ranked male and female contestants of each weight category from Oceania will qualify for the Olympic Games from the continental taekwondo qualification tournament in Oceania; thus, a total of four (4) men and four (4) women. The loser at the final shall be classified as the 2nd place.
The top two (2) ranked male and female contestants of each weight category from Africa will qualify for the Olympic Games from the continental taekwondo qualification tournament in Africa; thus, a total of eight (8) men and eight (8) women. The loser to the 1st place at semi-final shall be classified as the 3rd place, while the loser to the 2nd place at semi-final shall be classified as the 4th place.
The top three (3) ranked contestants of each weight category from Asia, Europe and Pan America will qualify for the Olympic Games from the respective continental taekwondo qualification tournaments; thus a total of 12 men and 12 women each from the continents of Asia, Europe and Pan America. The two finalists will qualify their NOCs regardless of the result of the final match. The 3rd place will be
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determined by an extra contest between the two losers to the finalists. The winner will be the 3rd and the loser will be the 4th. The loser to the 1st place at quarterfinal will be classified as the 5th place, while the loser to the 2nd place at quarterfinal will be classified as the 6th place, and so forth.
9.6.3 If an NOC has not filled up the entire quota in the world taekwondo qualification tournament, it may participate in the pertinent continental taekwondo qualification tournament so long as:
(1) the weight categories in the continental tournament are not those already qualified in the world tournament;
(2) the number of qualified contestants of the pertinent NOC does not exceed the maximum quota of two (2) male and two (2) female contestants.
Article 10:
Doping Test
10.1 The Anti-Doping Codes shall apply to taekwondo competitions at the Olympic Games and all Qualification Tournaments. Doping tests will be conducted at the world and continental taekwondo qualification tournaments.
10.2 At the World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament, mandatory doping tests will be conducted on the top four (4) ranked contestants of each weight category. Any contestant proven to have violated the Anti-Doping Codes shall be removed from the final standings and be deprived of qualification for the Olympic Games. The NOC of the pertinent athlete shall lose the qualification place and shall not retain the place throughout the qualification tournaments.
The next highest ranked contestant in the respective qualification tournaments will take over as the substitute contestant. If the substitute contestant is found to have violated the Anti-Doping Codes, the WTF Rules or WTF Competition Rules, the next highest ranked contestant will be the new substitute contestant; and so forth.
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Article 11:
Fill-up Quota Procedure
11.1 If an NOC qualified through the WTF World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament relinquishes a qualification slot the place will be allocated to the NOC of the next highest placed athlete in the respective weight category, as long as the addition of the place does not exceed the maximum quota of the pertinent NOC.
11.2 If an NOC qualified through a Continental Taekwondo Qualification Tournament relinquishes a qualification slot, the place will be allocated to the NOC of the next highest placed athlete at the pertinent Continental Qualification Tournament in the respective weight category.
11.3 If the host country does not use the available qualification places or the selected athlete does not meet the minimum requirements as applied to all athletes for universality places, these places will be reallocated to the Tripartite Commission.
11.3 If the Tripartite Commission is not able to allocate the invitation places or any of the invited athletes do not meet the minimum requirements, the places will be reallocated to the NOC of the next highest ranked athlete at WTF World Qualification Tournament in the pertinent weight category, so long as the quota for the NOC does not exceed 2 men and 2 women athletes.
Article 12:
Entry Procedure
NOCs that have qualified for the Olympic Games shall take necessary measures in coordination with the national federation to submit the entry to OCOGs on time.
As for the Late Replacement Process, if an NOC requires an athlete replacement, the WTF will deliberate on such requests in consultation with the Sport Entries Team of OCOG, after taking into account the established schedule and inevitability
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of substitution.
Article 13:
Other Matters
Those matters not prescribed in the Procedure will be dealt with in accordance with the WTF Rules, WTF Competition Rules, Rules on Organization and Operation of International Taekwondo Championships, and a resolution of the WTF Council, when necessary.
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VII. Glossaries
Taekwondo Competition – Glossary
London 2012 Olympic Games
CJ (Corner Judge) / Referee who scores (1) 1 point for fist technique (2) 1 additional technical point for turning kick to the body (3) 3 points for kick to the head and (4) 4 points for turning kick to the head on the three (3) corners of the court
CR (Center Referee) / Referee who officiates the match inside the court
Charyeot (verbal command used in competition or training) / Attention
Chung (verbal command used in competition) / Blue Contestant’s Mark (Chung)
Chung-seung (verbal command that Blue contestant won the match)
Contest area: The 8m x 8m area where the competition takes place
Decisions of the match: 1. Win by Knock-out (KO) 2. Win by Referee Stops Contest (RSC) 3. Win by final score (PTF) 4. Win by point gap (PTG) – 12-point gap at the end of the second round or any time during the third round 5. Win by Sudden Death (SDP) 6. Win by superiority (SUP) 7. Win by withdrawal (WDR) 8. Win by disqualification (DSQ) 9. Win by referee’s punitive declaration (PUN)
Dobok (Taekwondo Uniform)
Duration of the contest: three rounds of two minutes each with one-minute rest between rounds. In case of a tie score after the completion of the 3rd round, a 4th round of two minutes will be conducted as the sudden death overtime round after one minute rest period following the 3rd round. (Please refer to `Sudden death round’)
Gam-jeom (verbal command used in competition) / Deduction Penalty
Hong (verbal command in competition) / Red Contestant’s Mark (Hong)
Hong-seung (verbal command that Red contestant won the match)
IVR (Instant Video Replay): In case there is an objection to a judgment of the refereeing officials during the contest, the coach of the pertinent match can make a request to the Center Referee for an immediate review of the video replay. Each coach shall be allocated
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one appeal to request for an instant video replay per contest. If the appeal is successful and the contested point is corrected, the coach shall retain the appeal right for the pertinent contest. Throughout the tournament, each athlete will be allocated with 1 appeal quota. After completion of semi-finals and repechage, this quota will be reset and one (1) appeal quota will be allocated to all athletes who advance to either the finals or the bronze medal contests.
Joon-bi (verbal command used in competition or training) / Ready
Kalyeo (verbal command used in competition) / Stop - to separate two contestants in a match
Keu-man (verbal command used in competition) / another word for ‘Stop’ to finish the match
Kyeong-rye (verbal command used in competition or training) / Bow or Salute
Kye-sok (verbal command used in competition) / Continue
Kye-shi (verbal command used in competition) / Injury Time Out
Kyesu (hand signal used in competition) / 10-Second Counting (Hanah-1 / Dul : 2 / Set: 3 / Neht : 4 / Da-seot: 5 / Yeo-seot: 6 / Il-gop: 7 / Yeo-deol: 8 / A-hop: 9 / Yeol: 10)
Kyong-go (verbal command used in competition) / Warning Penalty
Kyorugi / Sparring
Olympic weight categories for taekwondo: four male (Under 58kg / Under 68kg / Under 80kg / Over 80kg) and four female weight categories (Under 49kg/ Under 57kg / Under 67kg / Over 67kg)
Permitted techniques and areas: Fist techniques (a punch using the front part of the tightly clenched fist while stretching the striking arm) and foot techniques (kicks using any part of the foot below the ankle bone) / fist and foot techniques to the trunk (areas covered by the trunk protector except the part of the spine) and foot techniques to the head (area above the collar bone)
Points (Valid points): The blue or red colored area of the body protector and the area above the collar bone (whole part of the head including both ears and the back of the head) / one point for a valid attack on the trunk protector; two points for a valid turning kick to the trunk protector; three points for a valid kick to the head; four points for a valid turning kick to the head / in case of using PSS, valid points scored on the mid-section of the trunk shall be recorded automatically by the transmitter in the PSS. In case of valid turning kick
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to the trunk protector, the `valid point’ shall be scored automatically by the transmitter in the PSS while the `valid turn’ shall be scored by the judges (corner judges) / Valid points to the head or attack by fist shall be recorded by judges using the electronic scoring instrument. As per valid turning kick on the head, the judges (corner judges) shall score `valid points’ and `valid turn’.
PSS (Protector & Scoring System / formerly named Electronic Body Protector (EBP)
Referee’s hand signals / Referee who officiates the match uses hand signals when he/she gives verbal commands
RJ (Review Jury) / Responsible for reviewing the video upon request from a coach for video review at the time of Instant Video Replay (IVR)
Shigan (verbal command used in competition) / Time Out
Shi-jak (verbal command used in competition / Begin
Sudden death round: In the case that a contest advances to a 4th round, all scores and penalties awarded during the first three rounds shall be void, and the decision shall be made only by the result of the 4th round. In the 4th round, the first contestant to score a point shall be declared the winner. In the event that neither contestant has scored a point after the completion of the 4th round, the winner shall be decided by superiority as determined by the refereeing officials. The final decision shall be based on the criteria of superiority for the 4th round only.
WTF / World Taekwondo Federation
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