Parataekwondo at the Summer Paralympics

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Parataekwondo at the Summer Paralympics
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Events6 (men: 3; women: 3; mixed: 0)
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Para-taekwondo debuted at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[1]

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).

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


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