Taekwondo, Tae Kwon Do or Taekwon-Do is a Korean form of martial arts characterized by punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. The literal translation for tae kwon do is "kicking", "punching", and "the art or way of". They are a kind of martial arts in which one attacks or defends with hands and feet anytime or anywhere, with occasional use of weapons. The physical training undertaken in Taekwondo is purposeful and fosters strength of mind through mental armament.
World Taekwondo, called the World Taekwondo Federation until June 2017, is an international federation governing the sport of taekwondo and is a member of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF).
The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) taekwondo tournament was held before in the second semester of the academic year. However when the UAAP Board transferred the volleyball tournament to the second semester in Season 69, Taekwondo was one of the second semester sports that was moved to the first semester.
Sports in Peru are popular and widespread.
Natália Falavigna da Silva is a taekwondo athlete from Brazil. She finished in the fourth place in the women's 67-kilogram category in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics on August 26, and won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. It was the first Brazilian Olympic medal ever in taekwondo.
Lauren Chantel Burns, OAM is an Australian taekwondo practitioner and Olympic champion. She won Australia's first Olympic gold medal in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, competing in the women's under 49 kg class. Burns holds the rank of 3rd dan black belt in taekwondo. Following her competitive taekwondo career, she has been involved in a range of activities, including motivational speaking and community work.
The European Taekwondo Championships are the European senior championships in Taekwondo, first held in Barcelona 1976. The event is held every two years and is organized by the European Taekwondo Union, the continental affiliate of World Taekwondo, which organises and controls Olympic style taekwondo.
The boys' 63 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore took place on August 17. A total of 10 men competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 63 kilograms. Preliminaries started at 14:48, quarterfinals started at 16:10, semifinals at 19:02 and the final at 20:09. Two bronze medals were awarded at the Taekwondo competitions.
The girls' 44 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore took place on August 15. A total of 10 women competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 44 kilograms. Preliminaries started at 14:00, quarterfinals started at 15:38, semifinals at 18:30 and the final at 19:53. Two bronze medals were awarded at the Taekwondo competitions.
The boys' 73 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore took place on August 18. A total of 10 men competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 73 kilograms. Preliminaries started at 14:16, quarterfinals started at 15:54, semifinals at 19:02 and the final at 20:09. Two bronze medals were awarded at the Taekwondo competitions.
The girls' 49 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore took place on August 16. A total of 12 women competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 49 kilograms. Preliminaries started at 14:00, quarterfinals started at 15:54, semifinals at 18:30 and the final at 19:53. Two bronze medals were awarded at the Taekwondo competitions.
The girls' 55 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore took place on August 17. A total of 11 women competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 55 kilograms. Preliminaries started at 14:00, quarterfinals started at 15:22, semifinals at 18:30 and the final at 19:53. Two bronze medals were awarded at the Taekwondo competitions.
The girls' over 63 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore took place on August 19. A total of 9 women competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was greater than 63 kilograms. Preliminaries started at 14:00, quarterfinals started at 15:22, semifinals at 18:30 and the final at 19:53. Two bronze medals were awarded at the Taekwondo competitions.
Lee Dae-Hoon is a South Korean taekwondo athlete. He won a bronze medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics and a silver in the 2012 Summer Olympics. He has achieved the first rankings in the negative weight of 68 kg in the world.
Taekwondo competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London was held from 8 August to 11 August at the ExCeL London. Competition was held in eight weight categories; four for men, and four for women.
Anne-Caroline Graffe is a French taekwondo athlete.
Jaouad Achab is a taekwondo practitioner from Belgium. He won the gold medal at the 2014 European Championships Men's 63 kg, and at the 2015 World Championships, becoming Belgium's first World Taekwondo champion.
Hakan Reçber is a Turkish taekwondo athlete. He is an Olympic bronze medalist in the Men's 68 kg competition. He won the gold medal at the 2021 European Taekwondo Championships and 2022 European Taekwondo Championships on the bantamweight (-63 kg) category.
The men's bantamweight is a competition featured at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, United Kingdom on 18 and 19 May. Bantamweights were limited to a maximum of 63 kilograms in body mass.
