Summer Games Taekwondo Tickets

Taekwondo translates into English as 'the art of foot and fist' – and it is exactly that, a battle of kicks and punches.

The protagonists compete on a mat inside a eight-by-eight-metre zone, over three rounds of two minutes. The aim is to land accurate kicks and punches on the scoring area of their opponent.

A kick or punch to your opponent’s torso scores one point, an additional point is awarded if the attacker has his back to his opponent at the point of contact - so spinning kicks score two points. Punches to the head are illegal, but kicks score three points. To be valid, shots must be of sufficient force. If the scores are level after three rounds, a fourth “sudden death” round is held to determine the winner.

The 64 fighters in each gender and 16 in each weight category, who compete in a straight knockout tournament with the final two playing for gold and silver. All fighters who lose to one of the two finalists enter another tournament to earn a chance to play the defeated semi-finalists for one of the two bronze medals.

Events / disciplines

Men’s 58kg
Men’s 68kg
Men’s 80kg
Men’s +80kg
Women’s 49kg
Women’s 57kg
Women’s 67kg
Women’s +67kg

Gold medals available - 8