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Beth Munro competing in para taekwondo at Tokyo 2020

Taekwondo

 

In 2005 the World Taekwondo formed the Para Taekwondo Committee in an effort to develop and promote taekwondo to athletes of all disabilities.

Taekwondo made its Paralympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games. The exciting martial art of Para Taekwondo differs from its Olympic counterpart with one key difference. Kicks to the head are not allowed. Para taekwondo comes in two forms - Kyorugi for athletes with limb impairments and Poomsae for athletes with intellectual impairments. Athletes compete in weight categories and classification groups to maintain a fair competition.

Photo: Paralympian Beth Munro coaches Swansea school children in taekwondo at Para Sport Festival.

Get Involved

You might find a Taekwondo club in your area. You can refer to the British Taekwondo website and the DSW club finder to find out how to get involved.

National Governing Body for taekwondo in Wales:

British Taekwondo

Website: britishtaekwondo.org.uk

 

For more information about coaching and volunteering, please Contact Us.

Competitive Pathways

There are pathways that lead to:

sport_has_paralympic_pathway.pngParalympic Games
sport_has_world_pathway.pngWorld Championships
sport_has_virtus_pathway.pngVirtus Games
sport_has_deaflympic_pathway.pngDeaflympics

To find out what your potential is and and for guidance in competitive pathways, please complete the Disability Sport Wales #inspireform.

Classifications

To compete in taekwondo in a Paralympic pathway , a person must have an eligible impairment type. The eligible impairment types for taekwondo are:

  • Impaired muscle power
  • Athetosis
  • Hypertonia
  • Limb deficiency
  • Ataxia

More information on Para Taekwondo eligible impairment types and an explanation of the classification system in Taekwondo can be found here for Paralympic pathways, here for Virtus pathways and here for Deaflympic pathways.

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