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Taekwondo
Description

Taekwondo, a martial art sport, involves the use of both hands and legs to overcome an opponent. The trademark of the sport is its combination of kick movements. Athletes will be competing in five weight categories per gender during the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games.

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Taekwondo
International Federation : World Taekwondo Federation (WTF)
Venue :
International Convention Centre
AGE GROUP
(dd/mm/yy):
1/1/93-31/12/94
QUALIFICATION SYSTEM
(Qualifying Events) :
YOG Qualification tournament during 2010 JWC
Procedure : The semi-finalists of each weight category will each obtain one qualification place for their NOC. The other four losing quarterfinalists will face each other to determine the remaining 5th and 6th athlete quotas in each weight category.

 
GLOSSARY :

M = MEN,
W = WOMEN,
WC = WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS,
CC = CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS,
JWC = JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS,
JCC = JUNIOR CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS,
YWC = YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS,
YCC = YOUTH CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

 


Last Updated:30 Aug 2010, 15:14 GMT+8

The Lightest Boxing Weight class in Singapore 2010 is 48kg.