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Taekwondo

About the sport

Taekwondo is Korean martial arts whose translation explains its basic tenets: “The art of fighting with hands and feet”. In the Olympic Games of Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992, the sport was only shown as an exhibition. From Sydney 2000, taekwondo has become an official sport. The punctuation varies according to hits: hits and kicks to the body are one point, spin kicks, two points, kicks to the head, four points.

The fighters, competing in a square of 8 m wide, wear vests and helmets with electronic sensors to compute the points.

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Star athletes

Athletes to Watch

They will be protagonists at the Olympic Games

Hall of Fame

Stars that made history in the Olympic Games

Natália FalavignaCountry:Brazil

After winning the silver medal at the Pan Rio 2007, the Brazilian came to prominence in the country and got two bronze medals in World Championships and another at Beijing 2008.

Cha Dong-MinCountry: South Korea

Born in the home of the sport, the South Korean is the current Olympic champion in the category over 80 kg, and remains favorite in the race of the London Games.