Taekwondo included in the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore
The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) for taekwondo will be held in Singapore from 14-26 August 2010. SEE THE YOG TAEKWONDO RESULTS IN THE COMMENTS BELOW:
The WTF announced that each country will be able to enter a maximum of 3 male and 3 female players. The YOG player qualifications will be held in conjunction with the 2010 World Taekwondo Junior Championships being held in Tijuana, Mexico during February or March 2010.
The top 6 players in each weight division for male and female will qualify through the YOG qualification tournament, while the host country will have 3 male and 3 female players. The top 4 players from the YOG qualification will qualify and those players placed between 5th to 8th will play off for the next 2 places.
Each division will be 10 players with the remainder players to be allotted from the NOC universality places for countries based on the following criteria:
- must be a member national association of the WTF
- have participated in at least one of the last two World Junior Championships
- did not qualify a player from the YOG qualification tournament
- have participated in continental junior championships
- and countries that were prevented or unable to participate in the YOG qualification tournament.
Players must hold kukkiwon junior black belt qualifications and born between 1 January 1993 and 31 December 1994- ie will be 16 and 17 years old by the end of December 2010. The weight divisions are:
Male:
- Under 48 kgs
- 48 to 55 kgs
- 55 to 63 kgs
- 63 to 73 kgs
- over 73 kgs
Female:
- under 44 kgs
- 44 to 49 kgs
- 49 to 55 kgs
- 55 to 63 kgs
- over 63 kgs
Here is the link to the official YOG website:
http://www.singapore2010.sg/public/sg2010/en.html
SEE THE YOG TAEKWONDO RESULTS IN THE COMMENTS BELOW:
Kim Seng says:
March 28th, 2009 at 12:26 am
The World qualification tournament for the Youth OIympic Games for taekwondo will be held in Tijuana, Mexico from 27th to 28th February 2010. This follows the World Junior Taekwondo Championships, being held at the same place in Tijuana, Mexico from 22nd to 25th February 2010.
Kim Seng says:
September 22nd, 2009 at 11:15 pm
The World qualification tournament for the YOG for taekwondo has been re-scheduled to 3-4 March 2010 and still being held in Tijuana, Mexico. The World junior championship follows on from 6-9 March 2010
LaJust EBP used at Australian Youth Olympic Games Selections | Taekwondo: ATA Western Australia says:
December 14th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
[...] was a small affair to select fighters in the age range of 15 and 16 years old to compete in Singapore YOG next [...]
Kim Seng says:
February 10th, 2010 at 11:05 pm
The taekwondo section of the YOG is scheduled for 15th – 19th August 2010 to be held at the International Convention Centre, Singapore CBD.
Kim Seng says:
March 6th, 2010 at 8:11 pm
Results of the World Qualification Tournament for 2010 Youth Olympic Games
(Tijuana, Mexico/ March 3-4, 2010)
Male –48kg Category
1. Reza Hassanzadeh (Iran)
2. Luxas Lautaro Guzman (Argentina)
3. Gregory English (USA)
3. Norbert Szekely (Germany)
5. Rasulov Abubakir (Uzbekistan)
6. Gili Haimovitz (Israel)
7. (sub) Al Ahmad (Jordan)
8. (sub) Marat Abdikallyev (Kazakhstan)
Male -55kg Category
1. Mahmood Haidari (Afghanistan)
2. Ebrahim Mardani Korani (Iran)
3. Oscar Munoz Oviedo (Colombia)
3. Mohamed Abdelazizk (Egypt)
5. Mamayev Nursultan (Kazakhstan)
6. Jose Cobas Del (Cuba)
7. (sub) Nguyen Quoc Chong (Vietnam)
8. (sub) Ji Wook Park (Korea)
Male -63kg Category
1. Byeong Deok Seo (korea)
2. Minin Konstantin (Russia)
3. Alejandro Valdes Juarez (Mexico)
3. Bekcan Sungu (Turkey)
5. Mario Silva (Portugal)
6. Anikiej Marcin (Poland)
7. (sub) Nicholas Pereira (Canada)
8. (sub) Kamaleldin Kamaleldin Ezz (Egypt)
Male -73kg Category
1. Jin Hak Kim (Korea)
2. Sirazhov Aliaskhab (Russia)
3. Gulec Tahir (Germany)
3. Dominishyn Maksym (Ukraine)
5. Samaha Michel (Lebanon)
6. Sabuhi Ismayilzada (Azerbaijan)
7. (sub) Rocha Rocha (Brazil)
8. (sub) Michael Munier (France)
Male +73kg Category
1. Alsadeq Yazan (Joran)
2. Liu Chang (China)
3. Stefan Bozalo (Canada)
3. Ahmadsei Ibrahim (Germany)
5. Lomali Betigov (Russia)
6. Jose Ramos Robles (Mexico)
7. (sub) Chasiotis Theodoros (Greece)
8. (sub) Rafael Alba Castillo (Cuba)
Female -44kg Category
1. Anastasia Valueva (Russia)
2. Maryam Shirjahani (Iran)
3. Yi Li Zhao (China)
3. Seyma Tuncer (Turkey)
5. Hajer Musapha (France)
6. Iryna Romoldanova (Ukraine)
7. (sub) Nikki Pauwels (Belgium)
8. (sub) Waralee Sirigrivatanawong (Thailand)
Female -49kg Category
1. So Hui Kim (Korea)
2. Touran Dana (Jordan)
3. Worawong Pongpanit (Thailand)
3. Nour Abdelsalam (Egypt)
5. Bates Jessle (U.S.A.)
6. Melani Phan (Canada)
7. (sub) Kragbe Nizie Cynthia (Cote d’Ivoire)
8. (sub) MyrllanVargas (Puerto Rico)
Female -55kg Category
1. Monica Chavez Rivera (Mexico)
2. Jennifer Agren (Sweden)
3. Nguyen Thanh Thao (Vietnam)
3. Jade Jones (Great Britain)
5. Gbagbi Ruth Marie (Cote d’Ivoire)
6. Ben Rahma Ali (Tunisia)
7. (sub) Coppersmith Selina (USA)
8. (sub) Gema Armesto Rigol (Spain)
Female -63kg Category
1. Haby Niare (France)
2. Soo Yeon Jeon (Korea)
3. Nagore Irigoien Elosegi (Spain)
3. Gulec Rabia (Germany)
5. Ana Perez Hernandez (Mexico)
6. Rea Budic (Croatia)
7. (sub) Wanhui Li (China)
8. (sub) Silutina Daria (Russia)
Female +63kg Category
1. Faiza Taoussara (France)
2. Fei Lulu (China)
3. Ivanova Olga (Russia)
3. Briseida Acosta Balarezo (Mexico)
5. Yulemi Escalona (Cuba)
6. Silva Michelle (U.S.A.)
7. (sub) Daniela Brito Gutierrez (Venezuela)
8. (sub) Diana Letica (Croatia)
Roy Khoh says:
March 9th, 2010 at 6:35 pm
So Australia did not qualify any players / entrants?
Roy Khoh says:
July 14th, 2010 at 8:14 am
Wow, I'm surprised how big the Youth Olympics are. Just like the Summer Olympics – they've got their own Official Theme Song. I've embedded the video at the top of the article.
If you watch Idol, you may recognise up to 3 of the 5 singers as Idol contestants.
I found two references to Taekwondo in the music video clip. 1:45 and 3:03
Kim Seng says:
August 15th, 2010 at 9:43 pm
YOG taekwondo results 15 Aug 2010:
Female – 44kgs:
Gold: Anastasia Valueva (Russia)
Silver: Iryana Romoldanova (Ukraine)
Bronze: Seyna Tuncer (Turkey); and Shukrona Sharifova (Tajikistan)
Male -48 kgs:
Gold: Gili Haimovitz (Israel)
Silver: Mohammed Soleimani (Iran)
Bronze: Gregory English (USA); and Lucas Guzman (Argentina)
Kim Seng says:
August 16th, 2010 at 7:56 pm
YOG taekwondo results 16 Aug 2010:
Female – 49kgs:
Gold: Worawong Pongpanit (Thailand)
Silver: Dana Touran (Jordan)
Bronze: Melanie Phan (Canada); and Jessie Bates (USA)
Male -55 kgs:
Gold: Kaveh Razaei (Iran)
Silver: Nursultan Mamayev (Kazakstan)
Bronze: Jia Jun Daryl Tan (Singapore); and Quoc Cuong Nguyen (Vietnam)
Kim Seng says:
August 17th, 2010 at 9:52 pm
YOG taekwondo results 17 Aug 2010:
Female – 55kgs:
Gold: Jade Jones (Great Britain)
Silver: Thanh Thao Nguyen (Vietnam)
Bronze: Jennifer Agren (Sweden); and Shafinas Abdul Rahman (Singapore)
Male -63 kgs:
Gold: Byeong Deok Seo (Korea)
Silver: Mario Silva (Portugal)
Bronze: Alejandro Valdes (Mexico); and Berk Sungu (Turkey)
Kim Seng says:
August 18th, 2010 at 8:02 pm
YOG taekwondo results 18 Aug 2010:
Female – 63kgs:
Gold: Soo Yeon Jeon (Korea)
Silver: Antonia Katheder (Germany)
Bronze: Nagore Irigoien (Spain); and Samantha Silvestri (France)
Male -73 kgs:
Gold: Jin Hak Kim (Korea)
Silver: Aliaskhab Sirazhov (Russia)
Bronze: Maksym Dominishyn (Ukraine); and Michel Samaha (Lebanon)
Kim Seng says:
August 19th, 2010 at 10:03 pm
YOG taekwondo results 19 Aug 2010:
Female +63kgs:
Gold: Shuyin Zheng (China)
Silver: Briseida Acosta (Mexico)
Bronze: Yuleimi Abreu (Cuba); and Faiza Taoussara (France)
Male +73 kgs:
Gold: Chang Liu (China)
Silver: Ibrahim Ahmadsei (Germany)
Bronze: Yazan Alsadeq (Jordan); and Stefan Bozalo (Canada)
Kim Seng says:
August 19th, 2010 at 11:12 pm
YOG taekwondo results 2010:
Medal tally:
1. Korea – 3 Gold
2. China – 2 Gold
=3. Iran & Russia – 1 Gold, 1 silver each
=5. Great Britain, Israel & Thailand – 1 Gold each
8. Germany – 2 silver
=9. Jordan, Mexico, Ukraine & Vietnam – 1 silver, 1 bronze each
=13. Portugal & Kazakhstan – 1 silver each
=15. Canada, France, Singapore, Turkey & USA – 2 bronze each
=20. Argentina, Cuba, Lebanon, Spain, Sweden & Tajikistan – 1 bronze each