Parataekwondo at the Summer Paralympics

Para-taekwondo will debut at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[1].

Parataekwondo at the Summer Paralympics
Events6 (men: 3; women: 3; mixed: 0)
Games
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Para-taekwondo is a variant of taekwondo for athletes with a variety of physical disabilities. The sport is governed by World Taekwondo (WT) since 2006. Only kyorugi (sparring) discipline is included and not poomsae (martial art forms).

See also

References
  1. "Fighters look forward to Para taekwondo debut". .paralympic.org. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
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