[By WTF/NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The taekwondo competition of the inaugural SportAccord Combat Games will be held in Beijing, China on Sept. 2, 2010. The one-day taekwondo competition of the 1st SportAccord Combat Games, which will take place at the University of Science and Technology Beijing Gymnasium, will draw a total of 59 athletes from 27 countries. The participating 30 male and 29 female athletes, who were mostly selected by the WTF based on the WTF world ranking, will compete for top honors in four male and four female Olympic weight categories. The four male weight divisions are -58kg, -68kg
[By WTF/NBC-1TV H. J Yook]China swept two gold medals at stake on the final day of the taekwondo competition at the 1st Youth Olympic Games on Aug. 19, 2010 in Singapore.In the women’s +63kg final match, China’s Zheng Shuyin outpointed Mexico’s Briseida Acosta 2-1 in the final match for the gold medal. Zheng, the gold medalist at the 2010 WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships, advanced to the final match as she easily beat his semifinal opponent from Cuba, Yuieimi Abreu, 8-2.The bronze medal in the women’s category went to France’s Faiza Taoussara and Cuba’s Yuieimi Abreu. In the men’s +73k
[By WTF/NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Korea showed its supremacy in taekwondo as it swept two gold medals at stake on the fourth day of the taekwondo competition at the 1st Youth Olympic Games on Aug. 18, 2010 in Singapore. In the women’s -63kg final match, Korea’s Soo-yeon Jeon outpointed Germany’s Antonia Katheder 4-0 in the final match for the gold medal. Jeon advanced to the final match with a superiority victory over the German. The bronze medal in the women’s category went to Spain’s Nagore Irigoien and France’s Samantha Silvestri. In the men’s -73kg weight category, Korea’s Jin-hak Kim brushed asid
[By WTF/NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Great Britain and Korea won one gold medal each on the third day of the taekwondo competition at the 1st Youth Olympic Games on Aug. 17, 2010 in Singapore. In the women’s -55kg final match, Great Britain’s Jade Jones needed a fourth sudden-death round to beat Vietnam’s Thanh Thao Nguyen for the gold medal. The bronze medal in the women’s division went to Singapore’s Shafinas Abdul Rahman and Sweden’s Jennifer Agren. Singapore earned two bronze medals in taekwondo in two days. The taekwondo competition, which drew 99 young athletes from 66 countries, takes place on the
[By WTF/NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Thailand and Iran earned one gold medal each on the second day of the taekwondo competition at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games on Aug. 16, 2010 in Singapore.In the women’s -49kg final match, Thailand’s Worawong Pongpanit needed a fourth sudden-death round to beat Jordan’s Dana Touran for the gold medal. Ms. Pongpanit, the third placer at the 2010 WTF World Qualification Tournament for the Youth Olympic Games, tied at 4-4 after the third round with Ms. Touran, who finished second at the WTF World Qualification Tournament. The bronze medal in the women’s division went
[By WTF/NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Russia and Israel clinched one gold medal each on the first day of the taekwondo competition at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games on Aug. 15, 2010 in Singapore.In the women’s -44kg weight division, Russia’s Anastasia Valueva outpointed Ukraine’s Iryna Romoldanova 7-1 in the final match to win the gold medal. The bronze medal went to Seymar Tuncer of Turkey and Tajikistan’s Shukrona Sharifova. Ms. Sharifova, who earned a wild-card ticket to the taekwondo competition, made a 3-1 upset victory over China’s Li Zhaoyi, the bronze medalist at the WTF World Taekwondo Qualifi
[WTF/NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Shown is the International Convention Center in downtown Singapore where the taekwondo competition of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games will take place from Aug. 15 to 19. The large Samsung TV screen installed outside of the ICC building shows images of a taekwondo competition.
[WTF/NBC-1TV H. J Yook]taekwondo competition of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games will kick off in Singapore on Aug. 15 for a five-day run. The taekwondo competition of the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, which will take place at the International Convention Center, will draw a total of 100 young taekwondo athletes from 67 countries.The participating 48 male and 52 female athletes, all born between Jan. 1, 1993 and Dec. 31, 1994, will compete for top honors in five male and five female weight categories. The five male weight divisions are -48kg, -55kg, -63kg, -73kg and +73kg; while the five female w
[By WTF/NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The 2nd World Youth Taekwondo Camp kicked off in a ceremony in Seoul, Korea on July 26, 2010. The annual camp, jointly organized by the World Takwondo Federation and the Taekwondo Promotion Foundation, will last until July 31. The camp drew 272 young taekwondo athletes and officials from 25 countries. The six-day camp started with the opening ceremony in Seoul on July 26 and then moved to Muju, North Jeolla Province on July 27 for various programs for the participating athletes. On July 30, the athletes will move up to Seoul. The opening ceremony of the camp was held
[WTF/NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Iran and Korea showed its supremacy in taekwondo as they grabbed the men’s and women’s title, respectively, at the 2010 WTF World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships, which wrapped up on July 20, 2010 after four days of competition in Urumqi, China.The World Cup event, which took place at the Xinjiang Sports Center Gymnasium, drew 19 male and 20 female teams from 23 countries. All the invited teams fielded four athletes each.In the men’s final team competition, Iran beat Spain 3-1 to clinch the gold medal. Turkey and Korea shared the bronze medal in the men’s division.In th