Talk:Taekwondo at the Summer Olympics

Why not karate?
Why was taekwondo added to the Olympics and not karate? Is it because taekwondo is more widely practiced around the world, or because judo (another Japanese martial art) was already represented at the Olympics? Or do taekwondo and karate essentially the same technique? Badagnani (talk) 22:20, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Karate is very popular (if memory serves me not quite as popular as Taekwondo), but has so many different styles and types that it would exclude too many people to pick just one type of Karate as an Olympic event. In addition, there are many different rule sets used for Karate sparring (some allow throws and takedowns, some allow punching but not to the head, some are more like modern kickboxing, etc).  Taekwondo effectively has two styles, WTF and ITF.  I'm not entirely sure why the IOC picked WTF over ITF rules though (maybe they thought the rules were better thought out or easier to enforce?)--Stvfetterly (talk) 13:46, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

1996?
This article says that taekwondo was a demonstration sport in 1988 and 1992, and a medal event in 200 & 2004. What about 1996? Was it a demonstration sport? Why not? Certainly there is a story there? --ErinHowarth (talk) 00:02, 25 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Host nations where allowed to stage demonstration sports trough 1992 (1994 for Winter), but after that the IOC banned demonstration sports. The 2008 Beijing Wushu tournament wasn't technically a demonstration sport, so thats why it could be held.Fox334 (talk) 12:43, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

1992 gold medalist
If a person claims to be a 1992 olympic gold medalist, are they over stating their accomplishment? If they won the final round in their division in 1992 when taekwondo was a demonstration sport, are they technically an olympic champion? --ErinHowarth (talk) 20:48, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
 * No, they aren't.Fox334 (talk) 12:24, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

Technically they aren't, but I think most people with a brain would realize what they are talking about. Not only would I say that they are not being dishonest, but I strongly suggest you don't say he is being dishonest. If you do, you may find out how much difference in quality of healthcare there is between Korea and America. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.176.74.83 (talk) 02:52, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

Scoring
Shouldn't there be a section on how the scoring works? I am watching it right now and it seems kind of complicated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.55.102.178 (talk) 12:51, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

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