taekwondo in Beijing Olympics

Two bronze to be awarded in taekwondo in Beijing Olympics
The number of bronze medals to be awarded in the taekwondo competition at the Olympic Games will be expanded to two starting with the next year's Beijing Olympic Games.


[TAEKWONDO] The number of bronze medals to be awarded in the taekwondo competition at the Olympic Games will be expanded to two starting with the next year's Beijing Olympic Games.

In a recent letter to the World Taekwondo Federation, the International Olympic Committee said it accepted the WTF request for two bronze medals in the taekwondo competition at the Olympic Games.

"I am pleased to inform you that the IOC has decided to agree to your request and to award two bronze medals for the sport of taekwondo at the Olympic Games, beginning at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games," said Mr. Kelly Fairweather, sports director of the IOC, in his letter to WTF President Chungwon Choue.

The WTF, the world's sole taekwondo governing body recognized by the IOC in 1980, sent a letter to the IOC on April 10, 2007, asking the IOC to expand the number of bronze medals to be awarded in the taekwondo competition at the Olympic Games to two per weight category. The WTF has a worldwide membership of 184 countries.

Since the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, the WTF has conducted a single elimination tournament system with double repechage to determine one third-placed winner. "Nevertheless, as with the other combat sports in the Olympic program, an additional fight to determine a single bronze medalist could seriously undermine the athletes' health and all this would be a burden to the Organizing Committees of the Olympic Games," said the WTF letter.

An inspired WTF sees that the IOC's decision would greatly contribute to the further development of taekwondo. The WTF regards the decision as due recognition by the international sports community, including the IOC, of the WTF's reform programs since the latter part of 2004.

Accordingly the WTF plans to produce follow-up measures for the Olympic competition methods, including the repechage system.

On Feb. 6, 2006, the IOC decided in its Executive Board meeting in Torino, Italy, to increase the number of taekwondo competitors by two male and two female athletes to 128 for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

The decision came after the WTF's request to the IOC for the increase in the athlete quota for taekwondo competition at the Olympic Games after the establishment of the WTF's fifth continental union, the Oceania Taekwondo Union, in July 2005.

The WTF is also scheduled to receive more TV rights revenues from the IOC starting from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, as the General Assembly of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) in Beijing on April 24, 2007, approved the Council proposal to promote the WTF from Group E to Group D for its contribution to the overall Games program.





With the final decision was made that two bronze medals will be given away to the exponents, Thai taekwondo enhances its chances of winning more medals in the Olympic Games. At the previous Olympics in Athens, Thailand claimed only one bronze medal from Yaowapa Boorapolchai.

WTF news release


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Beijing Olympics 2008

Korea take taekwondo

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Taekwondo: Gold for Korea, China, Jordan and Chinese Taipei

In a stunning result, Korea won the men’s 72kg gold after the ref stopped the match in the second round, with Korea’s Lee Young Yeoul already seven points ahead of China’s Wang Hao. In the first round, both sides were level, simultaneously scoring after 30 seconds. But intemperate attacks by Wang led to a penalty point, effectively giving him zero. By the end of the first round the Korean racked up two more points. But in the second round, Lee quickly scored four points in a furious flurry of attacks that left Wang with no response. About 30 seconds before the end of the second round, the referee stepped in and ended the match, declaring Lee the winner. Final result, Lee gold, Wang silver with bronze shared between Nesar Ahmad Bahave of Afghanistan and Hadi Sae Bonehkohal of IR Iran. It was the most exciting match of an action-packed taekwondo evening with four gold-winning bouts crowning an entire day’s fighting action. The golds were awarded to China, Jordan, Chinese Taipei and, of course, Korea. China’s Wu Jingyu won its gold in her women’s 47kg match against Yang Shu Chun of Chinese Taipei. Wu racked up a quick point with rapid, accurate kicking in the first minutes of the match. Yang came back with a rapid flurry of attacks in the second round, equalising with a powerful, roundhouse kick to Wu’s sternum. Bronze was shared between Kathleen Eunice Alora of the Philippines and early favourite Boorapolchai Yaowapa of Thailand. In the men’s 54kg, the first medal match of the evening, Jordan’s Mohammad Al Bakhit beat Vasavat Somswang by one solitary point scored late in the fourth round. The last medal-winning match, the women's 63kg between Thailand’s Premwaew Chonnapas and Su Li Wen of Chinese Taipei was a slow-paced affair. Both fighters interminably awaited a perfect attacking opportunity with the result that there were very few attacks indeed. No points were awarded in the first round, while Su scored a solitary point in the second. No points again in the third round, giving Su the medal. Nepal’s Manita Sahi and the Philippines Veronica Domingo shared bronze. The taekwondo action continues tomorrow with medal bouts in the men’s 58kg and 78kg and women’s 67kg and 51kg.
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VM 2009 orienteringsmøder
DTaF afholder orienteringsmøder primært for klubledere omkring vores kommende VM 2009 i København.Første møde afholdes på DTaF's officielle sommerlejr i Skæring:Søndag, den 8. juli 2007 kl. 19.00-20.00Andet møde afholdes i slutningen af august måned på Sjælland (sandsynligvis i København). Udover orienteringsmøderne vil der i efteråret blive lavet nyhedsservice på infoservice og på taekwondo.dk om udvikling af projektet.MØDELEDELSE:Mødet på sommerlejren afholdes af Søren Holmgård Knudsen og Torben Sachmann Hansen. INDHOLD:Vi mangler endnu en endelig aftale med WTF, som pga. tidspres ikke har kunnet få lavet rammerne for vores arbejde. Vi forventer at få lavet det der hedder Host City Agreement med WTF senest i september måned. Derfor vil vi efter bedste evne, på det grundlag vi har idag, orientere om vores hverveproces, tankerne/visionerne bag VM 2009 i København og om de opgaver der venter for os alle i de kommende godt 2 års tid. Der venter masser af spændende opgaver før og under VM 2009.TILMELDING: Tilmelding er IKKE nødvendig. Kontakt informationen på sommerlejren for opl. om mødelokale.På gensyn i Skæring.Med venlig hilsen

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Danske kæmpere klar til OL-Kval.
Det bliver de to rutinerede herrekæmpere Philip Reyes (-58 kg) og Cüneyt Hamid (-62 kg), der er udtaget til at kæmpe ved OL kvalifikationsturneringen i Manchester, England den 29. september, hvor verdens kvalifikationen finder sted. Her skal der opnåes minimum en tredjeplads for, at OL deltagelsen er sikker. Skulle det ikke lykkes i første omgang afholdes der en europa kvalifikations turnering på et senere tidspunkt. Såfremt Philip Reyes og Cünyt Hamid kvalificerer sig allerede i Manchester, åbner det imidlertid mulighed for at to andre danske kæmpere kan få chancen for at kvalificere sig til OL i Beijing næste år.Af Murad Ahmed, Presseansvarlig i DTaF.

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Two bronze to be awarded in taekwondo in Beijing Olympics

Two bronze to be awarded in taekwondo in Beijing Olympics
The number of bronze medals to be awarded in the taekwondo competition at the Olympic Games will be expanded to two starting with the next year's Beijing Olympic Games.
[TAEKWONDO] The number of bronze medals to be awarded in the taekwondo competition at the Olympic Games will be expanded to two starting with the next year's Beijing Olympic Games.
In a recent letter to the World Taekwondo Federation, the International Olympic Committee said it accepted the WTF request for two bronze medals in the taekwondo competition at the Olympic Games.
"I am pleased to inform you that the IOC has decided to agree to your request and to award two bronze medals for the sport of taekwondo at the Olympic Games, beginning at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games," said Mr. Kelly Fairweather, sports director of the IOC, in his letter to WTF President Chungwon Choue.
The WTF, the world's sole taekwondo governing body recognized by the IOC in 1980, sent a letter to the IOC on April 10, 2007, asking the IOC to expand the number of bronze medals to be awarded in the taekwondo competition at the Olympic Games to two per weight category. The WTF has a worldwide membership of 184 countries.
Since the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, the WTF has conducted a single elimination tournament system with double repechage to determine one third-placed winner. "Nevertheless, as with the other combat sports in the Olympic program, an additional fight to determine a single bronze medalist could seriously undermine the athletes' health and all this would be a burden to the Organizing Committees of the Olympic Games," said the WTF letter.
An inspired WTF sees that the IOC's decision would greatly contribute to the further development of taekwondo. The WTF regards the decision as due recognition by the international sports community, including the IOC, of the WTF's reform programs since the latter part of 2004.
Accordingly the WTF plans to produce follow-up measures for the Olympic competition methods, including the repechage system.
On Feb. 6, 2006, the IOC decided in its Executive Board meeting in Torino, Italy, to increase the number of taekwondo competitors by two male and two female athletes to 128 for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
The decision came after the WTF's request to the IOC for the increase in the athlete quota for taekwondo competition at the Olympic Games after the establishment of the WTF's fifth continental union, the Oceania Taekwondo Union, in July 2005.
The WTF is also scheduled to receive more TV rights revenues from the IOC starting from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, as the General Assembly of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) in Beijing on April 24, 2007, approved the Council proposal to promote the WTF from Group E to Group D for its contribution to the overall Games program.

With the final decision was made that two bronze medals will be given away to the exponents, Thai taekwondo enhances its chances of winning more medals in the Olympic Games. At the previous Olympics in Athens, Thailand claimed only one bronze medal from Yaowapa Boorapolchai.
WTF news release

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