Taekwondo unveils all-new innovations at Tokyo 2020
The Taekwondo that will be contested at Tokyo 2020 will not be the same Taekwondo that was contested at Rio 2016 as the game continues to develop, improve and innovate.
Moreover, a new regulation is being implemented to ensure athletes’ wellbeing.
Diehard fans, however, should not fret: The changes are evolutionary, not revolutionary. All these innovations will be on show when the action kicks off at the Makuhari Messe Hall A in Chiba, a seaside suburb of Tokyo, on July 24.
New Players
Requiring no equipment beyond the human body, Taekwondo has long been one of the world’s most economical sports, offering developing nations realistic chances at Olympic glory. And in an initiative to empower the powerless – refugees and displaced persons – Taekwondo has been deployed in refugee camps in Jordan, Rwanda and Turkey.