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Olympics Competition Rules For Taekwondo

The Olympic taekwondo competition takes the form of an elimination tournament to decide the gold and silver medals.
After this initial tournament, two groups are then drawn up of all the competitors – except the semi-finalists – who have lost to either of the finalists. Another knockout process then produces two pool winners. Each pool winner then faces the beaten semi-finalist from the other side of the draw, and the winners of these two bouts compete for the bronze medal.
The weight divisions for an Olympic taekwondo competition are as follows: Men – under 58kg (approx 128 lbs); under 68kg (approx 150 lbs); under 80kg (151 lbs-176 lbs); over 80kg (177 lbs and beyond). Women – under 49kg (approx 108 lbs); under 57kg (109-125 lbs); under 67kg (approx 147.7 lbs); over 67kg. (148 lbs and beyond)..