Tag: Taekwondo
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WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships
Santa Cruz – Aruba, Nov 22: Azerbaijan clinched six gold, six silver and three bronze medals to defend its overall title at the 3rd WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships, which took place in Santa Cruz, Aruba on Nov. 22, 2012. Spain took two golds and one bronze for the second place in the overall medal tally,…
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Gabon celebrates first medal in Olympic history
London – GBR, August 11, 2012: Gabon, The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) today hailed the London 2012 taekwondo tournament as the “best Olympic taekwondo competition yet”, with 24 medals already distributed among 17 nations, and more to come in today’s final two sessions. There are still eight medals up for grabs on day four of…
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Argentina’s first gold of the London Olympics
London – GBR, August 10, 2012: Crismanich, A golden night for Korea and Argentina saw the energy of the first two days of competition at the taekwondo venue of the London 2012 Olympic Games carry over to a third. Sebastian Crismanich of Argentina captured not only his nation’s first gold medal in taekwondo at the…
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Jade Jones’ Gold Makes Olympic History
London – GBR, August 09, 2012: Day two of taekwondo at the London Olympic Games brought waves of Great Britain’s Union Flag and massive cheers as Jade Jones took the gold medal in the women’s -57kg final to go with her historic Youth Olympic Games gold medal from Singapore 2010. Jones, making history by capturing…
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Taekwondo’s in London Energizes the ExCel Center
London – GBR, August 08, 2012 London – Day one of the Taekwondo competitions of the London 2012 Olympic Games found energized audiences and incredible displays of athleticism as the Women’s -49kg and Men’s -58kg battled it out for their Olympic dreams at the ExCel Center. Wowing fans in a sold out venue, Wu Jin…
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WTF celebrates start of taekwondo competition
London – UK, August 07, 2012: club gala, Today the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) held its official Gala at The Royal Air Force Club to celebrate the start of Olympic taekwondo competition on Wednesday. Many VIP guests attended, including IOC members, IF Presidents, NOC Presidents and Secretaries General, and other Olympic family members. WTF President…
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Cambodia, Mali, Panama, Yemen Earn 1 Wild Card Each for London Olympic Taekwondo
Seoul – Korea, April 17, 2012: Olympic Taekwondo, The decision was made on April 14, 2012 after months of Tripartite Commission meetings among the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), and the WTF. With the wild-card allocation, the taekwondo competition of the London Olympic Games will feature 128 athletes from…
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7TH UTA All Karachi Inter-School Taekwondo Championships-2012
Karachi – Pakistan, April 16, 2012: The 7th inter-school taekwondo championship was held on Saturday, 24th march, 2012, at National Sports Training & Coaching Centre (PSB) Karachi. In this championship 470 participants from 19 elite schools, from age of 6 year to 14 years participated (uta inter school taekwondo). The event started by few verses…
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First Junaid Memorial Karachi Inter-Club Taekwondo Championships-2012
Karachi-Pakistan, April 16, 2012: First Junaid memorial Karachi Inter-Club Taekwondo Championships was held on Sunday, 25th march 2012, At National Training & Coaching Centre (PSB) Karachi. Total 180 participants from 8 renowned clubs of the city participated in this championship. This championship was a tribute to our late brother Junaid Khalid, who was sweet person, excellent…
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Korea Clinches Both Overall Men’s, Women’s Titles
Sharm El Sheikh-Egypt, April 09, 2012: Korea Clinches Overall, Korea won both overall men’s and women’s titles at the 9th WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships, which concluded its five-day event in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt on April 8, 2012. Women -59kg Medal Awarding Ceremony In the men’s division, Korea grabbed four gold medals and three…