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YOG
The YOG athletes’ best moments of Rio 2016
07 Aug 2017
IOC News
IOC President in the Republic of Korea - attends World Taekwondo championships
30 Jun 2017
Olympic Channel
Taekwondo’s Sorn Seavmey featured in Olympic Channel’s Cambodia’s Search for Glory
23 Dec 2016
RIO 2016
Taekwondo firsts aplenty at Rio 2016
17 Oct 2016
RIO 2016
Kimia Alizadeh: the YOG star flying the flag for female athletes in Iran
26 Aug 2016
RIO 2016
Isaev and Zheng grab final taekwondo golds
20 Aug 2016
RIO 2016
Cisse’s last-gasp taekwondo gold first for Ivory Coast
19 Aug 2016
RIO 2016
Indomitable YOG athlete Jade Jones defends taekwondo Olympic crown
19 Aug 2016
RIO 2016
Abughaush and Jones kick out for taekwondo gold
19 Aug 2016
RIO 2016
Zhao and Kim claim taekwondo golds as favourites falter
17 Aug 2016
RIO 2016
Gabon’s first Olympic medallist wants to swap silver for gold
06 Aug 2016
RIO 2016
Korean taekwondo warriors revving up for Rio
14 Jun 2016
RIO 2016
Joel González’s goals remain constant despite weight switch
04 May 2016
London 2012
Europe leads way as Taekwondo comes of age - London 2012 - Taekwondo
12 Aug 2012
London 2012
Golden night for Mandic and Molfetta - London 2012 - Taekwondo
11 Aug 2012
London 2012
After Singapore 2010, now London 2012: Gold for YOG athlete Jade Jones
10 Aug 2012
London 2012
Jones secures Taekwondo gold - London 2012 - Taekwondo
09 Aug 2012
Olympic News
Singapore 2010 adopts new sport formats
12 Aug 2010

Taekwondo is a traditional Korean martial art practised in 206 countries.

What is Taekwondo?

Taekwondo is a traditional Korean martial art, which means "the way of kicking and punching". In taekwondo, hands and feet can be used to overcome an opponent, but the trademark of the sport is its combination of kick movements.

A Long History

The origin of taekwondo dates back to Korea's Three-Kingdom era (c.50 BC) when Silla Dynasty warriors, the Hwarang, began to develop a martial art - Taekkyon ("foot-hand").

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During the early 20th century, taekwondo became the dominant form of martial arts practised in Korea. Subsequently taekwondo was designated as the Korean national martial art to be promoted internationally. In 1973, the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) was founded as the worldwide legitimate governing body of the sport, and the first World Championships were held in Seoul, Korea that year.

Recent Olympic history

Taekwondo is one of the two Asian martial arts included on the Olympic programme. Taekwondo made its debut as a demonstration Olympic sport at the 1988 Seoul Games, and became an official medal sport at the 2000 Sydney Games.