BY: ETU, WTF

Taekwondo included into Beijing Combat Games 2010.

According to WTF, Taekwondo has been included into the Sportaccord Combat Games 2010 in Beijing. These Games will gather 13 combat sports including Aikido, Boxing, Ju-jitsu, Judo, Karate, Kendo, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Sambo, Sumo, Wrestling, Wushu and Taekwondo. The opening ceremony will be on August 27th at the National Indoor Stadium in beijing and the games will last until Sept. 4th 2010.

Taekwondo will be staged together with Judo, Ju-jitsu and Karate at the same stadium where the Taekwondo competitions at the Olympic Games 2008 took place: the Technology University Gymnasium in Beijing. Besides competition, there will also be demonstrations and shows.

Participants will be invited by WTF according to the WTF ranking list. There will be a total number of 32 competitors in 4 olympic weight categories for men and women equally. One National Federation can send a maximum of 2 male and 2 female competitors, no more than 1 competitor per weight category is allowed. Invitations will be sent out very soon and National Federations have already been informed about details of this competition.